- Garnacho took advantage of a mixup between Josko Gvardiol and Stefan Ortega
- Argentinian winger guided the ball into empty net to hand Man United the lead
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Alejandro Garnacho took advantage of a rare Manchester City mistake to give Manchester United the lead in the FA Cup final.
Pep Guardiola‘s men dominated much of the possession and limited United to a few efforts in a cagey opening 30 minutes.
Diogo Dalot played a long towards the edge of City’s box and Josko Gvardiol shrugged off Garnacho before attempting to head it back to Stefan Ortega, who had already come off his line.
The Argentinian winger got in behind and guided the ball into an empty net to put Erik ten Hag‘s men a goal up.
And fans were quick to react on social media, as some blamed Ortega for the mix-up which lead to the goal.
Alejandro Garnacho took advantage of a rare Manchester City mistake to give Manchester United the lead
Josko Gvardiol (left) tried to head the ball to Stefan Ortega (right) who had come off his line
One said: ‘People will point the finger at Gvardiol, but there’s absolutely no reason Ortega should be coming out there.
‘Like, why would you do that? Would’ve been an easy header back had he just stood his ground.’
Another wrote: ‘Where the hell is the communication between Ortega and Gvardiol’.
‘Wtf is this goal I thought I was watching Saudi league’, said a third fan said.
United went on to double their lead in the 39th minute through Kobbie Mainoo.
The midfielder finished from close-range after a superb no-look pass by Bruno Fernandes.
