Pep Guardiola gave up nervously after the failure of the cup! What manchester city manager could do
Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Sunday, May 18, 2025, 08:59 / Updated Sunday, May 18, 2025 08:59
Manchester City lost the final of the England Cup on Saturday with Crystal Palace, score 0-1. The only goal of the match was scored by Eze, in the 16th minute.
After the final whistle, in the full holiday of the winners, Pep Guardiola was surprised in a fierce discussion with the hero of the final, the goalkeeper of Crystal Palace, Dean Henderson.
It is not clear from what it all started and it is not known what Manchester City's manager reproached him, but the English press claims that it is very possible to have a connection with the phase in the 25th minute.
Then, Erling Haaland escaped alone with Henderson, and he rejected the ball with his hand, when the ball was outside the box. The people from City vehemently asked the goalkeeper to be eliminated, but after the Lime analysis, he escaped without warning, and the “citizens” did not even receive a free kick.
After the end of the final, the former English international Gary Lineker, now Analist TV, explained the decision taken by the referees in the Var room: “The direction in which Haaland was heading was a possible opportunity to mark, but not an obvious one.”
Subsequently, more precisely in the 36th minute, Henderson also defended a penalty, executed by Marmoush, and was declared “the man of the final”. He dedicated both the trophy and the penalty saved, without which the triumph in front of City would not have been possible, is his father, who died last summer, just before the start of the season.
I am extremely excited … we wanted this victory very much. And the club and me. I really think we deserved this trophy. And now that I have won, what I can say, it is one of the happiest days of my life.
I am very happy that I managed to save that penalty. I don't know if you believe me or not, but I felt it would appear. As if I knew beforehand where he would shoot. I am extremely happy that I defeated, I really needed it.
In the last period I went through difficult times, I lost my father before the start of the season. I miss him every day. Even at this moment, but I know he is with me at every balloon touch. I want to dedicate to him all that happened today
Dean Henderson, after the final won against Manchester City
