Manchester City are FA Cup champions, after a tense 2-1 victory over local rivals Manchester United at Wembley on Saturday afternoon.
The perfect start for City had them 1-0 up after just 13 seconds thanks to Ilkay Gundogan, before Bruno Fernandes equalised from the spot for Manchester United on the half-hour mark.
Though a second from Gundogan after half-time would win the day for City, many were still caught up by the decision which led to Fernandes being given the opportunity to level affairs from the spot in the first-half.
After a crossfield ball from Fernandes found Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the United right-back attempted to guide the ball across the penalty area with a header. He was challenged by Manchester City winger Jack Grealish, and the ball struck Grealish's hand as the pair tussled.
A VAR review led to the penalty being awarded, in a decision that left many baffled, given how close Grealish had been to Wan-Bissaka when the ball struck his hand.
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Despite him and his teammates winning the FA Cup, Grealish was not happy about the call when he spoke to BBC Sport at the full-time whistle.
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The handball rules continue to confuse football fans, and BBC host Gary Lineker hinted at half-time that they are set to change for next season, and that the incident which saw Jack Grealish penalised would not have had the same outcome had it occurred after the summer break.
Speaking to BBC Sport after the game, Grealish was fuming with the decision, saying he could not understand what more he was expected to do in that situation to avoid the ball striking his hand:
I obviously gave away the penalty, I know you're probably going to get on to it but I genuinely don't know how it's a penalty.
I'm not even looking at the ball, I've missed the ball with my head, then he's headed it. I could understand it if I'm trying to block a cross and I'm like this looking at it.
Anyway, Gundo saved me.
There were unsavoury scenes after the penalty was taken, with Manchester United's Victor Lindelof struck by an object thrown from the Manchester City end at Wembley.
He was understandably grateful for the goals from his teammate Ilkay Gundogan, who capped off a superb individual season with two strikes from range either side of half-time.
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC 🦸@IlkayGuendogan with another magical volley ✨#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/HLCo4VpARt
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) June 3, 2023
Despite the brilliance of Gundogan, questions were asked of the Manchester United defence after the strike was allowed to find its way into the bottom corner.
The FA Cup is the second leg of Manchester City's march to the treble, with the Champions League final to follow next Saturday against Inter in Istanbul.
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