Kevin De Bruyne has hailed Ilkay Gundogan as Manchester City's man for 'the highlight' after the captain scored twice to beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
Man City's quest for the treble - only the second for an English team, after local rivals United achieved it in 1998/99 - is now two-thirds complete after Premier League glory by How to win the most famous national cup in the world.
Gundogan opened the scoring after just 12 seconds, beating Louis Saha's previous record of 25 seconds for Everton against Chelsea in 2009. The German player gently volleyed from the edge of the D for a dreamy finish.
It looked like City would be playing soon, but a suspicious VAR penalty saw Jack Grealish penalized for handball, and United were allowed back into the game. Bruno Fernandes scored from the spot just before half-time, taking his career to an impressive 48/53 with his first goal in the final.
In a thrilling situation and in an incredible atmosphere in the homeland of football, Gundogan then scored the second goal with another volley after the break, although the volley was less spectacular. much more as she stumbles several times against David of Gea in a slightly misguided attempt.
That means the 32-year-old becomes only the fourth player to score a brace in an FA Cup final at the new Wembley, after Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus (all 2019) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2020). .
This is not the first time Gundogan has boosted his scoring prowess over the past 13 months, scoring twice against Aston Villa on the final day of last season to win the Premier League from Liverpool with a single goal. noticeably late. This season, he has scored twice against Everton and Leeds United in his opening match. However, his future at Man City is said to be at stake, with Gundogan considering a move elsewhere when his contract expires this summer. Arsenal and Barcelona are the two clubs most contacted for transfer, most recently AC Milan.
However, De Bruyne wants to see his captain stay. Inside the national stadium, the midfielder said:
"Sure, he should sign now!
"It's amazing, the way he hits the ball. It fits perfectly. You can't practice much of these things - the ball comes in front of him and he breaks it.
"Anyway, he's been fantastic [in] the seven years he's been here, but in the key moments he steps up, he's fearless and scores great goals."
When beating Man City's strongest opponent, De Bruyne added:
"You understand how supporters work together and it's even worse with social. Obviously then if you win you can try to enjoy it more with the people. support. For them, that's going to be a bit fatter."
Pep Guardiola's men now have seven days to prepare for the biggest final of them all, as City hunt for their first European title when they take on Inter Milan in Istanbul. They have only reached this round once in 2021, when they lost to Chelsea. Going into the Champions League game as serious contenders, City will become the 10th team (and other eighth club) to win the European treble. However, De Bruyne insisted he and his teammates did not feel the heat.
The Belgian player continued:
"I don't feel any pressure. We've had a great season and we'll try to prepare as best we can, then go to Istanbul and play another great game.
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