Chapter 730 Double Crown Hat
Jesus' goal gave Manchester City hope of equalizing the score. They came out in full force in the little time left, frantically pressing Manchester United players and attacking Manchester United's penalty area.
For Manchester City, there is no essential difference between losing 2:3 or 2:4. They both lost the game and the championship.
But if they attack with all their strength and score one goal to equalize the score, they can drag the game into overtime; if they score two goals, they can reverse and win the championship, which is a real big profit.
At this time, Manchester City has no intention of thinking about defense. In the eyes of all Manchester City players, there is only offense and Manchester United's goal!
All Manchester City players, including central defenders Kompany and Laporte, all pressed over the center line to help the offensive players press Manchester United players.
This completely desperate style of play left Manchester City with a wide gap in the back, and the gap was quickly seized by Manchester United, who are good at seizing opportunities.
In the second minute of injury time, Manchester City's offensive pass was intercepted by Manchester United players in the penalty area. Maguire, who intercepted the ball, headed the ball to Bruno at the top of the penalty area.
Bruno launched a counterattack with a long pass and found Greenwood who was at the front.
Manchester United's youth player dribbled the ball along the left side and passed it into the penalty area.
McTominay's header was punched out by Ederson.
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Mahrez got the ball and pretended to shoot from a distance, but suddenly a straight pass came!
The ball rolled past Laporte's feet, and Laporte did not react at all.
Kompany reacted in time and fell to the ground to intercept. However, he just barely touched the ball and did not completely clear it.
McTominay, who flashed out from behind the defender, strode to catch up with the ball, facing goalkeeper Ederson, and the Scotsman made a low shot.
Ederson stretched his legs to block it, and the ball rolled to the side.
"Mahrez!"
Facing most of the empty goal, Mahrez easily pushed the ball into the goal.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"The fourth one! After Bruno, Mahrez also scored twice!"
"4:2! This is the goal that completely killed the game!"
"2:4! There is no time left, Manchester City lost the final!"
"The game is over! The suspense is over! Two goals behind, only two minutes left, Manchester City can't complete the reversal anyway!"
"Incredible! Incredible! It's really unexpected..."
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Mahrez ran to the sidelines and made a gesture of encouragement to the Manchester United fans in the stands.
Huge cheers and shouts rang out.
Then, Mahrez was also hugged by his teammates, and the Manchester United players were celebrating the goal excitedly.
The whole game was stopped for four minutes, and it was already the second minute of the stoppage time. They were sure that the championship was theirs.
Mourinho was applauding, he was a little excited, but also a little relaxed.
The championship was coming.
Although it is only an FA Cup, this is his 16th championship trophy since he took over Manchester United three seasons. It is also the 38th championship trophy he has won in his coaching career! After winning five championship trophies again this season, he has tied with the legendary Scottish coach Jock Stein and became the second coach with the most championships in football history, second only to Ferguson who led his team to win 49 championships! Moreover, if he can lead Manchester United to defeat Liverpool in two weeks, he will surpass Jock Stein and enjoy this honor alone. After he became the head coach, the saying "Mourinho's three years" has been circulating in the football world. This saying has been fulfilled many times, whether in Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. However, Mourinho does not think that is a good record, so he has been working hard to change this saying. Unfortunately, no matter which team he was in before, or he resigned on his own initiative, or was fired because the team's performance was too poor, he could not escape this so-called "fate". Now in Manchester United, he sees hope of breaking this saying. Competitive sports are extremely cruel. No matter what, the champion is king.
In the past, in other teams, except for Porto and Inter Milan, he resigned voluntarily after two years of coaching when the team was at its peak, but he resigned because the team's performance was too poor in the third year.
But in Manchester United's third season, the team's record was very good. Not only did he lead the team to win the Premier League and FA Cup three consecutive championships, but he might even defend the Champions League.
With such outstanding results, he renewed his contract with Manchester United early.
Not surprisingly, he has broken the "Mourinho three years" curse!
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When the game reached the last second, when the referee blew the whistle in his mouth, the ice and fire of the new Wembley Stadium reached its peak.
Some Manchester City fans booed to express their dissatisfaction; some applauded. Although they lost the championship, they also wanted to thank the players for their hard work.
The most unified and passionate emotions were Manchester United fans. The moment the whistle sounded, huge cheers broke out like a tsunami.
Manchester United became the first team to win four consecutive titles in the FA Cup, the oldest tournament in football history!
"The game is over! Manchester United defeated Manchester City 4:2 at Wembley Stadium and became the FA Cup champions of the 2018-2019 season!"
"Congratulations to Manchester United. They defeated Arsenal, Chelsea, Wolves and Manchester City along the way. They are well-deserved champions."
"With their final victory, Manchester United has become the first team in the 148-year history of the FA Cup to win four consecutive championships."
"Guardiola must be feeling disappointed. His team lost a final. From the process of the game and the score, Manchester United did not give Manchester City too many opportunities."
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As soon as the game ended, the reporters waiting on the sidelines rushed into the stadium and headed straight for the interview targets they had chosen.
Bruno, Mahrez, Mbappe...including Mata and Herrera who did not play today, all had different numbers of reporters around them.
There were also reporters who went to interview the disappointed Manchester City players, but the number was not large. They were basically reporters from some media close to Manchester City. This moment ultimately belonged to the winner.
Of course, as the head coach of Manchester United and the hottest football coach in the world today, Mourinho was also the target of reporters' siege.
"Please wait." Mourinho made a bowing gesture to the reporters and walked straight to Guardiola.
Guardiola was comforting his players. After all, this was a final, a championship. Losing the championship would still make the players very sad.
Looking at the figure who was walking in high spirits and the group of reporters following Mourinho like a shadow, Guardiola wanted to curse.
He would never be naive to think that this guy was out of politeness.
"Joseph, this is really a very exciting game." Mourinho shook hands with Guardiola, "Manchester City is very strong and is an admirable opponent."
Ha, we are strong enough, but we still lost to you. You are stronger, is that what you mean?
"Congratulations." Guardiola shook hands with Mourinho and then let go immediately. He was annoyed with this guy.
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When Mourinho was surrounded by reporters, Bruno, the captain, led the players to the sidelines and waved to the Manchester United fans in the stands.
They were responded to by the enthusiastic and excited cheers of the fans.
Champions!
We are the champions!
Manchester United is the champion!
The fans were happy, singing Manchester United's team song over and over again, and shouting the names of the players.
Then, the entire Manchester United team lined up to pay tribute to the runner-up and silver medalist Manchester City.
However, the entire Manchester City team would rather not have this kind of tribute etiquette. If they lose the game, they would rather quietly receive the silver medal and then leave. It would be best to be treated as a transparent person throughout the whole process.
When the British Crown Prince, Prince of Wales, and Prince Charles presented Guardiola with the silver medal, they hugged the Spanish bald man and comforted Guardiola.
The Manchester City players left with regret, unwillingness and the silver medal.
Next, it's time for Manchester United fans to be excited!
In the live broadcast of the new Wembley Stadium, the announcer shouted at the top of his voice: "Now, let's welcome... the champion - Manchester United!!"
"Manchester United! Manchester United! Manchester United!!!"
The Manchester United fans in the stands were very excited.
Manchester United players stepped onto the championship podium one by one amid the cheers of their supporters.
The camera gave a close-up of the Manchester United players who stepped onto the podium, and the award sign with the words "2018-2019 English FA Cup Champion".
The players took the gold medals from the award-giving guest Prince Charles one after another.
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Finally, it was the most exciting moment.
Bruno, as the first captain of Manchester United, took the silver glittering English FA Cup trophy from Prince Charles.
The players counted down loudly.
Three, two, one!
"Champions!"
"We are the champions!"
Bruno held the trophy high, and the atmosphere of the new Wembley Stadium reached its climax.
Burgundy confetti and ribbons, symbolizing the color of Manchester United's jerseys, sprayed out from behind the podium and flew all over the sky. Red ribbons also fell from the roof of the new Wembley Stadium.
The classic song "We Are the Champions" sounded over the stadium.
"Congratulations to Manchester United! They are the winners of the FA Cup in the 2018-2019 season! Congratulations to them!!"
"Congratulations to Manchester United, congratulations to Bruno, congratulations to Harry Kane, congratulations to Rashford, congratulations to Mahrez, congratulations to Mbappe, congratulations to Maguire, congratulations to Luke Shaw... Congratulations to Mourinho, congratulations to Manchester United, congratulations to them, they are the champions! They deserve it!!!" The passionate voice of commentator Andy Gray sounded on TV.
Outside the roof of the new Wembley Stadium, brilliant fireworks bloomed in the night sky.
At this moment, this is the most dazzling place in the British capital.