Ilkay Gundogan's two goals gave them a second trophy in addition to the Premier League, and they can now emulate United's illustrious feat from 1999 by winning the Champions League against Inter Milan in Istanbul the following Saturday.
Guardiola stated that his players are aware that they must win the European Championship in order to be considered among the all-time greats, and Haaland demonstrated his awareness of history by yelling "One more" as he congratulated teammates on the field.
Before accepting his award, Guardiola had a brief conversation with Sir Alex Ferguson, the only other manager to win the Triple Crown. "All the players were telling each other "One more to go" as they were hugging each other," recalled Guardiola.
The players believe that we may never again be in this situation.
Although the team's accomplishments—five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, and Carabao Cups—are amazing, we still need to win the Champions League to receive the recognition we really deserve.
After winning the Champions League in 2009 and 2011, Guardiola's Barcelona team—featuring Lionel Messi—is widely recognized as the best club team in history. He claims City must defeat Europe before making any comparisons.
"Their mentalities and teams differ. We're in our second Champinos League championship game in three years, but that team was truly something exceptional.
"You have to put pressure on yourself," I told the athletes. You must triumph in Europe to be acknowledged as something worthwhile. That is how it functions.
After just 13 seconds, Gundogan gave City the lead with the quickest goal in FA Cup final history. Bruno Fernandes' contentious handball call against Jack Grealish allowed United to tie the score before halftime, but Gundogan scored the winning goal when his bouncing shot fooled David de Gea.
Victor Lindelof was struck by an object while celebrating United's score, but he was still able to carry on, which was another unpleasant occurrence.
The FA Cup victory, especially against our neighbors, is a fantastic and emotional sensation, according to City defender John Stones.
"What an incredible start it was, but I've played in a few big games where we've scored early and it hasn't gone the way we wanted so our mindset," I said.
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