Manchester City have once again confirmed their dominance in English football, securing the domestic cup double with a hard-fought victory at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola's team defeated Chelsea 1-0 to ensure that another trophy goes to the Etihad cabinet this season, while the Spanish coach once again wrote his name in history.
Guardiola has cemented his status as perhaps the greatest manager to ever manage English football after City's latest triumph.
By adding the FA Cup to the Carabao Cup already won this season, the Catalan coach has become the first coach in the history of English football to achieve the "double" of domestic cups twice.
This achievement puts him on a special level, as he had previously achieved it during the historic 2018-19 season.
While other legendary figures such as Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger have enjoyed decades of success, neither has managed to win both domestic cup competitions in two different seasons, showing the extraordinary level of consistency that Guardiola has maintained since his arrival in Manchester.
The match was not easy at Wembley, as Chelsea provided a strong test for the Premier League giants.
In a tense encounter, characterized by tactical discipline and physical effort, it took a single quality moment to separate the two teams and avoid extra time.
A narrow 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday, decided by a goal from Antoine Semenyo, was enough to secure the trophy.
This result saw City lift the FA Cup for the eighth time, adding to the League Cup trophy won earlier in the season to complete their sweep of the country's major cup competitions.
While Guardiola stands alone as the only manager to have achieved the domestic cup double twice, City have also joined an elite group of clubs to have achieved the feat.
Only four teams have won both the League Cup and FA Cup in the same season, while City now join Liverpool as the only clubs to have done so twice.
History shows that Arsenal were the first to achieve this feat in the 1992-93 season, followed by Chelsea in 2006-07, while Liverpool achieved the double in 2000-01 and again in 2021-22.
City's latest triumph adds even more weight to their modern dominance, especially considering they are also the first team in history to reach eight consecutive FA Cup semi-finals./Express newspaper/
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