Trainer Oliver Glasner won the English FA Cup with Crystal Palace. The Premier League club from the south of London surprisingly won 1-0 (1-0) against Manchester City. Starting coach Pep Guardiola’s favorite team gambled away the last chance of a title this season. Eeze Eberechi already scored the goal for Crystal Palace in the 16th minute. For the hero of the game, goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who parried a penalty from the former Frankfurt Omar Marmouth in the 36th minute, also became despair with many parades. Erling Haaland had left Marmoush from the point. Manchester City dominated the game right from the start, but hardly came to good chances and acted too harmless overall. Palace relied on a strong defensive and quick counterattack. The first season without title Under Guardiolain Substanted second goal by Daniel Munoz had Palace fans cheer again in the London Wembley Stadium after a short hour, but the goal was aberred after the VAR test due to offside. The Londoners survived with a little trouble and thanks to Henderson, however, the approximately ten-minute stoppage time. The current Premier League table sixth Manchester City has been there for the first time since Guardiola’s premiere season 2016/2017 at the end of the season without a title. For Crystal Palace, on the other hand, it is not only the first cup victory, but also the greatest success in club history. This also qualified for participation in the Europa League in 1990 and 2016 stood in the FA Cup final and lost both times against City’s local rivals Manchester United. The Austrian Oliver Glasner, who won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022, had previously been cup winner twice with SV Ried in his home country.
