Antoine Semenyo delivers cup glory for Manchester City after Pep Guardiola’s tactical tweak
Semenyo, who only signed for City in January, won his second trophy with the club after scoring the only goal for the FA Cup final at Wembley
They all wanted Antoine Semenyo . Tottenham last summer, Manchester United and Liverpool in January. Chelsea were interested too, though that may be less noteworthy given that they tend to want every winger on the planet.
Manchester City got him, and if the financial muscle to pay a sizeable fee helps, if the availability of one of the leading scorers in the Premier League who was both at a smaller club and in possession of a release clause meant it hardly counted as an inspired piece of scouting, there can be a reward for doing the obvious. But there can be one for thinking out of the box, for trying the unorthodox, too. There was for Semenyo, anyway.
The man who has gone from National League South to national stadium, from Bath City to Manchester City, produced the finest moment of his career with a dash of the audacious, a touch of the inventive. There was a time when FA Cup finals were won by crashing into goalkeepers, bundling the ball over the line. This was decided by a backheeled flick.
Forget the $64,000 question, he is the £64m answer. Semenyo’s glorious goal means he has a cup double to show for his first five months as a City player. He scored in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle, the FA Cup final against Chelsea.
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