Man Utd make never-before-seen piece of history in FA Cup final vs Man City as astonishing stat emerges

Manchester United made an incredible piece of FA Cup final history in the first half of their Wembley clash against Manchester City.

United went into the final at Wembley as the outsiders to lift the FA Cup against a City side that won their fourth consecutive Premier League title last weekend.

But they raced into a 2-0 lead at half-time, with academy graduates Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo both getting on the scoresheet for Erik ten Hag's side.

While Mainoo's goal arrived following a superb team move, Garnacho profited from a rare defensive mix-up from City to put his side ahead.

Cool as you like from Kobbie Mainoo 🥶🔴

Manchester City are shell-shocked! 😱#BBCFootball #BBCFACup pic.twitter.com/iI3vDzF7ew

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 25, 2024

After a long ball over the top of the defence, Josko Gvardiol attempted to head the ball back to onrushing goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.

But he only succeeded in heading the ball over the German shot-stopper, with Garnacho racing past to pick up the pieces and slot into an empty net.

In the process, the Argentinian became the first teenager to score for Manchester United in an FA Cup since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2004.

The United legend netted in a 4-0 win over Millwall in the 2004 final, with that record standing for an astonishing 20 years.

However, Garnacho became the new holder of that particular piece of history - for around 15 minutes, before Mainoo scored his goal.

Mainoo's goal, meanwhile, meant United created a unique piece of men's FA Cup final history.

United are the first team to have two teenagers score in an FA Cup final, with Mainoo the youngest goalscorer since West Ham's John Sissons in 1964, as per OptaJoe.

1 - This is now the first men's #FACupFinal to see two different teenagers score, with Kobbie Mainoo (19y 36d) the youngest English goalscorer in the match since West Ham's John Sissons in 1964 (18y 215d). Dreams. pic.twitter.com/eKUw0CSyMC

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 25, 2024

Neither player started last year's FA Cup final, which United lost 2-1.

Garnacho did come off the bench on 62 minutes, while Mainoo was not involved - with their starting XI spots and goals this time around proving how far both players have come in the space of the past year.