Manchester City kept alive their hopes of winning a domestic treble, as Antoine Semenyo’s brilliant second-half finish earned his side a hard fought 1-0 win against Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday at Wembley.
Chelsea have now lost their last four appearances in the FA Cup final, while City halted a run of back-to-back loses in the final.
The win means City have secured their eight FA Cup title in their history, equaling Chelsea’s feat (eight) in the competition.
Also, Pep Guardiola’s side have claimed the domestic Cup double, after defeating Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final.
It took a moment of breathtaking improvisation to overcome a Chelsea side that had set up to defend and did so with great discipline and resolve, only to be downed 18 minutes before the end of the game.
Bernardo Silva fed Erling Haaland into a channel down the right, and he looked up to see Semenyo being tightly marked by Levi Colwill.
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But in a moment of brilliance, Semenyo flicked the ball beyond the reach of Robert Sanchez.
Chelsea had chances to hand interim boss Calum McFarlane a moment by which to remember his brief spell in caretaker charge, most glaringly when Enzo Fernández flicked inches over from inside the six-yard box.
City’s attentions now turn to the Premier League title race when they will be away to Champions League hopefuls Bournemouth on Tuesday.
They could go into the contest five points behind if league leaders Arsenal beat already relegated Burnley.
