


This time it was a volley with his left foot after being picked out by Kevin De Bruyne’s free kick from the right wing. If the Germany midfielder’s opener, a perfectly executed volley from the edge of area, was probably his best goal of his seven years at City, his 51st-minute winner at Wembley Stadium might be one of his scrappiest. Ilkay Gundogan scored two goals - the first inside 13 seconds, for the quickest in 142 years of FA Cup finals - to lead City to a 16th trophy since 2011 in what is looking like the crowning season in the tenure of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family.

“We’re in a position,” City manager Pep Guardiola said, “that we’ll probably never be in again.” Now only a first ever Champions League title stands between City and immortality in English soccer. The second leg of Manchester City’s treble mission is secure.Īdd the FA Cup, after a 2-1 win over great rival Manchester United on Saturday, to its latest Premier League title.
