Nobody would have expected it, but they believed in themselves and did the unthinkable.
Manchester United were huge underdogs, especially after an eighthplaced finish in the English Premier League, and few gave them a chance against the mighty Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 25.
However, Erik ten Hag's men stunned everyone - perhaps even themselves when they won 2-1, denying their rivals becoming the first English club to win the double in successive seasons.
Pep Guardiola's City, who won the treble last campaign and made history in May by winning the Premier League for an for an unprecedented fourth straight year, lost to their "noisy" neighbours this time following their 2-1 triumph last term.
"Incredible. Nobody believed in us. But we're a team, all together.
We fought the game of our lives," said United scorer Alejandro Garnacho.
City started on the front foot when hotshot Erling Haaland went down in the box in the first minute after a challenge by United defender Lisandro Martinez, but the referee waved away the penalty appeals and the VAR (video assistant referee) did not intervene as well.
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