Two young stars of Man Utd both wrote their names in FA Cup history after helping MU advance in the first half of the final.
The 2024 FA Cup final between Man City vs Man Utd took place with extremely unexpected and exciting developments, especially at the end of the first half.
When the match was going slowly and there weren’t too many dangerous opportunities created, the Red Devils were the ones who suddenly took the lead in the 30th minute after Alejandro Garnacho took advantage of the defender’s extremely blameworthy mistake. Gvardiol on Man City’s side, from the situation of heading the ball back, goalkeeper Ortega did not understand.
Next, just 6 minutes later, Marcus Rashford kicked the ball into an empty goal, shaking Man City’s net for the second time. Unfortunately, the referee then raised the offside flag.
There was no need to regret too long, because just 2 minutes later, Man Utd officially took a 2-0 lead with a goal from young midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. The 18-year-old player quickly cushioned the ball from close range from captain Bruno Fernandes’ excellent passing situation in the penalty area.
Two goals from Garnacho and Mainoo helped the Red Devils lead their opponents 2-0 after the first 45 minutes. At the same time, it also helped two young stars of Man Utd write their names in FA Cup history, with the achievement of becoming the next two teenage players to score in the final match of the tournament.
Previously, there were two teenage stars who achieved similar achievements: Norman Whiteside (1983 v Brighton) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2004 v Millwall), when Ronaldo had just turned 19.
Back to the memorable final in 2004, the match where the Red Devils won 3-0 against Millwall with a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo’s header, the head shake that later became CR7’s trademark, along with With that was a double from the legendary Ruud van Nistelrooy, with a successful penalty kick.
