Pep Guardiola's team won both goals at Wembley thanks to Ilkay Gundogan.
Erik ten Hag asserts that Manchester United must draw strength from the disappointment of losing to Manchester City in the FA Cup final in order to advance and eventually overtake their powerful neighbors.
On Saturday afternoon, the footballing world watched as these archrivals faced off in a significant cup final for the first time at Wembley.
Bruno Fernandes' penalty canceled out Ilkay Gundogan's breathtaking strike that had given the game's first goal after just 12 seconds.
A second Gundogan volley gave City the advantage again, sealing a 2-1 victory and giving them a chance to repeat United's 1999 triple triumph in the Champions League final the following weekend.
When United's adversaries lifted the Cup, many United supporters had already begun the lengthy, train strike-affected trip home, but Ten Hag and his squad were present to see the celebrations.
First and foremost, always be respectful, the Dutchman advised. However, it's a motivator, of course.
"It must be felt in the stomach. This is painful, but it needs to be fuel.
We want to be there, and my guys and our squad earned it, but the next thing to do is to seize the opportunity.
It was a disappointing end to Ten Hag's promising debut campaign, which included a third-place finish, a Carabao Cup victory, and a narrow FA Cup final defeat.
I want to congratulate City for winning the FA Cup, but it was a very close race, in my opinion, he remarked. "We had a very strong organization, and we played really competitively.
"We prevented them from leaving the field of play against arguably the best team in the world at the time.
"We rallied after falling behind quickly by a goal, and I believe we are the only team in the world capable of rallying against this City team.
So, yes, I was pleased with my team's performance.
Ten Hag was questioned if he felt comfortable keeping David De Gea for the upcoming season after his participation this season and his contribution to City's second goal came under scrutiny.
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