Manchester City wins the FA Cup final and finishes their 35-year trophy drought
Manchester City has finally ended their 35-year trophy drought as they clinched the FA Cup after beating Stoke City 1-0 in the final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 14th May. It was none other than Yaya Toure who repeated his semifinal performance
and scored the only goal of the game, with 15 minutes remaining on the clock.
The 28-year-old, Yaya Toure, continues to impress with his striking abilities as he did earlier in the FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United.
After winning their last trophy in 1976 in the shape of League Cup, Manchester City will cherish these moments for a long time to come.
Toure looked ecstatic over City’s victory as he said, “I just love Wembley. To score the all-important goal against a strong team like Stoke is very special. We deserved to win this game because we created a lot of chances and played so well. Our target
was to go to the Champions League and win something and my dream has come true. I am so happy for the club and the fans as they have waited a long time for a trophy”.
The day became a memorable one as their neighbours, Manchester United, also created history by registering their record 19th English Premier League title, overcoming Liverpool’s 18 League titles.
Manchester City is flying high as it has won the FA Cup and will also feature in the next UEFA Champions league for the very first time in their history. It’s been a long wait for City to hang on to the FA Cup as they won their last FA Cup way back in 1969.
The critics are giving credit to City’s manager, Roberto Mancini, who gambled and took the risk by including their most reliable player of season, Carlos Tevez.
Carlos Tevez’s inclusion turned out to be a decisive one, as he is currently the second leading scorer in the English Premier League charts with 19 goals to his name.
On the other hand, keeping the importance of the day, Tony Pulis also decided to include his injured players, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-Huth-c31243.
Roberto Mancini in his post match interview dedicated the victory to City fans, saying, “I am happy for the fans, they deserved to win this Cup. For a long time they didn't win. My feeling is good, but it's important that they feel good [too]. After many
years they deserve to win this trophy”.
Mancini remained down-to-earth and believes there are still many areas left to improve on and winning the FA Cup is just a beginning of a new era for Manchester City.
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