Guardiola Admits Ten Hag's Success In Winning The FA Cup: 2 MU Fantastic Goals

Spanish Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (@mancityfc)

JAKARTA - Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola admitted his team missed when they lost to Manchester United (MU) in the FA Cup final with a score of 1-2 at Wembley Stadium, London, Saturday night. Quoted from the club's official website, Sunday, Guardiola explained that two Manchester United goals made The Cityzen stung and more aggressively carried out attacks. "We have gone through a fantastic season. We lost in the match, congratulations to United. This was a tight match and we have conceded goals and the second half we had chances," explained Guardiola. "It changed our pace ahead and overall we had a good attitude based on the final. Congratulations to United," he continued. In this match, Manchester City's defeat came as a result of two Manchester United goals through Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Maino in 10 minutes, to be exact 30 and 39 minutes. Meanwhile, Manchester City had a chance to reduce the gap in the 87th minute through Jeremy Doku's shot which Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana couldn't stop.

The success of winning the FA Cup also made Manchester United secure a ticket to compete in the Europa League next season, despite ending the Premier League in 8th position. Statistically Manchester City actually dominated the game by recording 69 percent possession and was able to release a total of 19 kicks, but Manchester United could play effectively.