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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
David Hytner at Wembley

Manchester City hold off Manchester United to win FA Cup and strike Double

lkay Gündogan lifts the FA Cup after his double helped Manchester City beat United at Wembley
lkay Gündogan lifts the FA Cup after his double helped Manchester City beat United at Wembley. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Surely not again? Ilkay Gündogan had already hit one volley and what a volley it was, inside 13 seconds, the ball flying into the Manchester United net to make him the fastest ever FA Cup final goalscorer.

Now, early in the second half, the Manchester City midfielder set himself again on the edge of the United box, Kevin De Bruyne having pulled back a free-kick into his sphere of influence. United were level at that point thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty following a real letter-of-the-law handball decision against Jack Grealish just after the half-hour.

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