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Topics: Crystal Palace, Dean Henderson, Football, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, FA Cup
Ben McCrum
Topics: Crystal Palace, Dean Henderson, Football, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, FA Cup
An expert lip-reader has revealed exactly what Pep Guardiola said to Dean Henderson during their heated exchange after the FA Cup final.
A dramatic FA Cup final saw Crystal Palace win their first major trophy with a shock win over Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday afternoon.
Eberechi Eze's goal in the first half followed by several heroic saves from goalkeeper Henderson was enough to book Palace's place in Europe for the first time since the club was established in 1861.
However, perhaps the most dramatic moment of the match came after the final whistle, as City manager Guardiola refused to shake Henderson's hand and was seen arguing with him over something that had happened earlier in the game.
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But now, we finally know exactly what was said in the moment, as expert lip-reader Jeremy Freeman has revealed the truth of the exchange.
According to Freeman, via the Daily Mail, Guardiola approached the England goalkeeper during Palace's celebrations and said: "You didn't deserve that. Disgrace."
Henderson replied: "You still had your 10 minutes," referencing the 10 minutes of additional time at the end of the game.
The Palace keeper then repeated "10 minutes" three times, while Guardiola added: "It's not fair play. You should not - it's not fair."
Earlier in the match, many City fans felt that Henderson should have been sent off minutes before the penalty for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.
The Englishman was seen handling the ball outside the area, pushing it away from the Erling Haaland as he approached the Palace goal.
But a VAR check deemed that the City star would have taken the ball too far away from the goal and there was a defender that was in line with the Norwegian striker.
Minutes later, Henderson denied City an opportunity to equalise after he saved Omar Marmoush's penalty, awarded after Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell was deemed to have fouled Bernardo Silva in the box.
The loss for Manchester City means that they will end the season without a trophy for the first time since the 2016-17 season, marking the end of what has been a surprisingly poor season.