Man City Loses at York, Can Win Treble

Ben Richardson still remembers the pain of watching his beloved Manchester City lose at York City in 1998 when he was 10 years old. On Saturday, he was at Wembley to witness Pep Guardiola’s side defeat Manchester United to win the FA Cup and next Saturday he will be in Istanbul for the Champions League final to see if the Premier League champions can win a remarkable Treble. “I couldn’t have dreamed of this back when I was a kid,” Ben, from Ashton-under-Lyne, told BBC Sport outside Wembley after the 2-1 win over the Red Devils. City fans chanted ‘Istanbul’ as they streamed out of Wembley to begin their celebrations. Max Shaulis, who travelled from Dubai to be at Wembley, said he is “enormously proud” of supporting the club and is looking forward to screaming until he is sick in Istanbul. There were divided loyalties for some families at the first all-Manchester final in the competition’s history, with twin sisters Talia and Alexis on opposing sides. Pratik Sheth is wary about City’s ‘favourites’ tag against Inter Milan next weekend, saying “It’s 50/50, Inter are a very good side defensively”. Mazem and his wife Arouba travelled from Lebanon in the Middle East in the hope of securing tickets for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but were left disappointed after failing to secure seats. Nevertheless, they left Wembley with a souvenir photograph to remember their trip.