Pep Guardiola appeared furious and attacked Dean Henderson verbally after Manchester City lost dramatically to Crystal Palace in the 2024/2025 FA Cup final. Crystal Palace’s only goal was scored by Eberechi Eze in the 16th minute.
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson became the star of his team’s victory after thwarting a number of Man City’s opportunities, including Omar Marmoush’s penalty.
After the match, Dean Henderson was involved in an argument with Pep Guardiola. The incident began when Henderson walked towards Guardiola to shake hands.
However, Guardiola was seen refusing. Guardiola appeared disappointed with Henderson while throwing words that were suspected of ‘attacking’ Henderson. The two of them argued at that moment, although Henderson was still smiling.
Henderson also explained that initially he only wanted to shake hands with Guardiola.
“I just wanted to shake Pep Guardiola’s hand and I think he was disappointed with the time I wasted. I told him he got 10 minutes of extra time, so there was no upset,” Henderson said.
Man City were actually able to dominate by controlling the ball. However, a number of Man City’s opportunities were thwarted by Henderson who performed brilliantly in this match.
In the sixth minute, Man City immediately attacked through Erling Haaland’s volley. Unfortunately, Haaland’s kick was still blocked by Henderson who made a crucial save.
Ten minutes later, Palace managed to break into Man City’s goal through Eberechi Eze’s volley after continuing a cross from Daniel Munoz.
In the 24th minute, there was a controversial incident when Henderson pushed the ball outside the penalty box to win a one-on-one duel with Haaland.
The video of Dean Henderson’s moment of pushing the ball outside the penalty box went viral on social media. Netizens think Henderson should have received a red card.
In the 33rd minute, Man City got a penalty after Bernardo Silva was tripped by Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell. Referee Stuart Attwell checked the VAR before finally awarding Man City a penalty kick.
Man City midfielder Omar Marmoush took the penalty kick. Before taking the penalty, Marmoush was encouraged and kissed by Erling Halaand. Bernardo Silva also approached Marmoush to provide motivation.
Unfortunately, the penalty taken by Man City midfielder Omar Marmoush to the right of the goal was blocked by goalkeeper Henderson. Haaland tried to continue the rebound but Henderson was able to catch it.
In the 42nd minute, Man City again threatened Crystal Palace’s goal through Jeremy Doku’s curved shot. However, his shot was again saved by Henderson. This moment seemed to frustrate Pep Guardiola.
At the start of the second half, Man City immediately took the initiative to attack to catch up.
However, in the 58th minute, Crystal Palace managed to increase their lead through Daniel Munoz’s goal. Starting from a corner kick situation, Daniel Munoz managed to take advantage of the chaotic situation in Man City’s penalty box.
However, the referee then checked the VAR and canceled the goal because Sarr was already in an offside position.
Until the match ended, no additional goals were scored. Crystal Palace won 1-0 over Man City. Crystal Palace also secured the 2024/2025 FA Cup title.
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