"It's in!"
"It's in!"
"Manchester United have won the penalty shootout!"
"4–3! With their advantage in the shootout, Manchester United have won this season's FA Cup!"
Manchester United had suffered a shock elimination from the FA Cup last season. No one had expected Wolverhampton Wanderers to be capable of toppling them.
You could not say this season's Manchester United were stronger than last season's, but they had indeed won more trophies.
"Actually, judging purely by league win rate, Manchester United's performance this season has been worse than last season's. The injuries to de Jong and Varane have indeed caused the team some problems."
"Yes, but Manchester United's greatest quality is how quickly they learn from their mistakes, and that ability is often extremely important in professional football."
"Let's congratulate Manchester United!"
[2022–2023 English FA Cup Champions] [Manchester United]
At Wembley Stadium, Manchester City's players, having received their runners-up medals, were still in a daze, seemingly unable to accept reality.
"It's fine!"
Kyle Walker comforted his teammates. "We went all the way to penalties, so both we and Manchester United are exhausted now. As long as we maintain our form, we can win the Champions League!"
"We traded the FA Cup for the Champions League!"
Kyle Walker was extremely optimistic, and he had found a rather unconventional angle from which to look at things.
They had deliberately lost the FA Cup to Manchester United.
Manchester United had fought so hard for two hours in the FA Cup final. Wouldn't they be completely spent by the time of the Champions League final in Istanbul?
Much better!
"Erling."
Tang Ye embraced Erling Haaland. "Sorry about that."
"It's fine."
Haaland shook his head and smiled. "See you in the Champions League in a week."
"Haha, sure. Erling, do you think you can