Ilkay Gundogan reiterated that a decision has not yet been made on his future at Manchester City following his heroics in the FA Cup final.
City are now just one game away from becoming the second English team to win the treble after they defeated the first, Manchester United, at Wembley on Saturday. Gundogan got the opening goal after just 13 seconds when he struck a stunning volley from 25 yards following a sloppy clearing header.
Bruno Fernandes levelled from the spot after Jack Grealish was penalised for a handball in the penalty area but captain fantastic Gundogan delivered a big moment once again as he scored another volley in the second half that crept in past David de Gea.
ALSO READ: City player ratings vs United
The winning brace comes off the back of the doubles he scored against Leeds and Everton respectively to get City over the line in the Premier League title race and it's no surprise that Guardiola and City supporters are desperate for him to stay at the Etihad. Gundogan's contract is due to expire at the end of the month and it's still not clear what his future holds, with Barcelona heavily linked with a move for the German.
When asked about his future by the BBC after the game, he remained coy. "To be honest, I don't need these kinds of days to feel appreciated and to feel special in this club," he said. "I know that, that's why I'm here seven years, all the ups and downs that I've had so far. Nothing is decided yet, so we're going to see what is going to happen."
When asked about a potential new contract for Gundogan, Guardiola replied: "Txiki [Begiristain, City director of football] is working and hopefully we can do it.”
Gundogan also revealed City have been aiming to score straight from kick-off by targeting Erling Haaland all season and was delighted the plan finally worked. "To win a final is always special, every single trophy is special," he added. "This group deserves it. I think we played really well, especially second half was amazing. Deserved the win and we're going to lift another trophy.
"We know how we want to play the kick-off and we aim for that, to go long for Erling and then to get the second ball and try to attack quick and I guess for the first time this season we've scored. The ball was just placed amazingly for me and I just had to hit it. It was a quite good strike and it went in. It was amazing."
READ NEXT:
