Marc Guehi has now won the FA Cup twice in a row after Manchester City overcame Chelsea at Wembley, just 12 months after helping Crystal Palace defeat Pep Guardiola’s side.
The Manchester City No.15 has become just the fourth footballer in history to win successive FA Cup titles with different sides, and performed heroically throughout as the Citizens kept a clean sheet on the way to recording a 1-0 win.
While Guehi will undoubtedly be delighted with his achievement, a chat with Joe Hart before the final made it seem very much like he cared a lot more about the 2025 final with Crystal Palace.
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Marc Guehi says Crystal Palace fans were “unlike anything” he has “ever seen” during FA Cup final
When asked for his thoughts on his involvement in successive FA Cup finals with different clubs, the England international said: “I look at that and think, how lucky am I? To be honest, people don’t realise you don’t get these opportunities often. To have gone and won it the first time, with an incredible group… every single person involved.
“The obvious 12th man out there. The fans were unreal. Unreal, unlike anything I’ve ever seen. A game like that against a team like Manchester City and the players they had. Unforgettable moments and I’m just so happy for the football club that they could achieve that. To be in that position again, I’m grateful.”
Guehi – who recently popped in to catch up with the Eagles – did also seem to suggest he had slightly more of a vested interest in helping Crystal Palace win a first major trophy last term, compared to helping Manchester City win their eighth FA Cup. Judging by his body language in the video, at least.
The former Crystal Palace captain added: “It’s different, in a way. You’re thinking about it differently, but you know, at heart, still wanting to go and win it, still wanting to achieve something surmountable again.”
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Guehi – who had interest from Real Madrid – could go on and win 50 trophies with Manchester City, but we highly doubt any of them will come close to the feeling of captaining the club from his boyhood area to a first major honour since 1861.
