What Pep Guardiola called Erik ten Hag after Manchester United won FA Cup

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Erik ten Hag won his second major trophy with Man Utd as they triumphed in the FA Cup final.

Pep Guardiola labelled Erik ten Hag an 'extraordinary manager' after he won the FA Cup with Manchester United yesterday.

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The Dutchman ended Man City's shot at becoming the first team in English football history to win back-to-back domestic doubles, as goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo secured a deserved victory for his side at Wembley.

It is unclear whether or not the FA Cup success will alter the fate of under fire boss Ten Hag, after a report on the eve of the final claimed he would be sacked irrespective of the outcome of the match. Sir Jim Ratcliffe did not mention Ten Hag when he released a statement after the match congratulating United on their FA Cup triumph, with speculation continuing to surround the former Ajax manager.

Speaking after the match, Guardiola was asked what he made of Ten Hag's uncertain situation and whether he was even slightly pleased for the United manager to silence his critics.

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"They have to take a decision," the City boss told reporters. "He's a lovely person and an extraordinary manager. Winning the FA Cup is important for them like last season it was for us."

On his own team's performance, Guardiola was happy with the control they had in the game and blamed their own 'mistakes' for their failure to retain the trophy.

He added: "The players know the reason why. Tactically, it was not good. I was not good today. You plan a game for different positions but it didn't work. Even with that, we arrive two or three times in the final third and byline and made nothing from crosses. They made one goal from one shot and the goal from Mainoo and no more than that. Always when we play against united, we have the control and we created in the second half but we were not able to do it."

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