• CITY RATINGS. A hero at Spurs in the Premier League, but an awful error led to opening goal; saved well from Garnacho in second half. AP
    Stefan Ortega 5/10
    CITY RATINGS. A hero at Spurs in the Premier League, but an awful error led to opening goal; saved well from Garnacho in second half. AP
    CITY RATINGS. A hero at Spurs in the Premier League, but an awful error led to opening goal; saved well from Garnacho in second half. AP
  • Did well against Rashford in one-on-ones and hit two sharp shots from outside the box that required saves from Onana. AFP
    Kyle Walker 7/10
    Did well against Rashford in one-on-ones and hit two sharp shots from outside the box that required saves from Onana. AFP
    Did well against Rashford in one-on-ones and hit two sharp shots from outside the box that required saves from Onana. AFP
  • Fired a shot wildly over the bar as City’s frustrations started to show in the second half. AP
    John Stones 6/10
    Fired a shot wildly over the bar as City’s frustrations started to show in the second half. AP
    Fired a shot wildly over the bar as City’s frustrations started to show in the second half. AP
  • Largely anonymous in the first half before being withdrawn at the interval. AP
    Nathan Ake 5/10
    Largely anonymous in the first half before being withdrawn at the interval. AP
    Largely anonymous in the first half before being withdrawn at the interval. AP
  • Started the game aggressively high on the left and both United goals came from diagonals sprayed into the space behind him. PA
    Josko Gvardiol 5/10
    Started the game aggressively high on the left and both United goals came from diagonals sprayed into the space behind him. PA
    Started the game aggressively high on the left and both United goals came from diagonals sprayed into the space behind him. PA
  • Set the tempo in possession but, like his teammates, struggled to contain United on the break. AFP
    Rodri 6/10
    Set the tempo in possession but, like his teammates, struggled to contain United on the break. AFP
    Set the tempo in possession but, like his teammates, struggled to contain United on the break. AFP
  • Neat and tidy but ineffectual in opening half and taken off at the break as City changed things up. AP
    Mateo Kovacic 5/10
    Neat and tidy but ineffectual in opening half and taken off at the break as City changed things up. AP
    Neat and tidy but ineffectual in opening half and taken off at the break as City changed things up. AP
  • Uncharacteristically gave the ball away more than once but was at the centre of much of City’s effort as they tried to fight back. Reuters
    Bernardo Silva 6/10
    Uncharacteristically gave the ball away more than once but was at the centre of much of City’s effort as they tried to fight back. Reuters
    Uncharacteristically gave the ball away more than once but was at the centre of much of City’s effort as they tried to fight back. Reuters
  • City's MVP this season hit fresh air with a good chance and struggled to consistently trouble United, but two flashes of quality did create chances. The second, for substitute Alvarez, really should have been converted. AP
    Phil Foden 7/10
    City's MVP this season hit fresh air with a good chance and struggled to consistently trouble United, but two flashes of quality did create chances. The second, for substitute Alvarez, really should have been converted. AP
    City's MVP this season hit fresh air with a good chance and struggled to consistently trouble United, but two flashes of quality did create chances. The second, for substitute Alvarez, really should h
  • Struggled to make an impact as United deprived him of space in a congested midfield. Withdrawn on 57 minutes. AFP
    Kevin De Bruyne 5/10
    Struggled to make an impact as United deprived him of space in a congested midfield. Withdrawn on 57 minutes. AFP
    Struggled to make an impact as United deprived him of space in a congested midfield. Withdrawn on 57 minutes. AFP
  • It's no secret that he struggles if the creators around him don't fire and that was the case here. Rattled the bar with one effort laid on by Doku. Getty Images
    Erling Haaland 6/10
    It's no secret that he struggles if the creators around him don't fire and that was the case here. Rattled the bar with one effort laid on by Doku. Getty Images
    It's no secret that he struggles if the creators around him don't fire and that was the case here. Rattled the bar with one effort laid on by Doku. Getty Images
  • CITY SUBS. Doku (on for Kovacic, 45'): A menace on the left flank in the second half and grabbed a goal. AP
    Jeremy Doku 7/10
    CITY SUBS. Doku (on for Kovacic, 45'): A menace on the left flank in the second half and grabbed a goal. AP
    CITY SUBS. Doku (on for Kovacic, 45'): A menace on the left flank in the second half and grabbed a goal. AP
  • Akanji (On for Ake, 45'): Fired over the bar in the last minute and wasted a promising attack. PA
    Manuel Akanji 5/10
    Akanji (On for Ake, 45'): Fired over the bar in the last minute and wasted a promising attack. PA
    Akanji (On for Ake, 45'): Fired over the bar in the last minute and wasted a promising attack. PA
  • Alvarez (on for De Bruyne, 57'): Missed a glorious chance after being set up by Foden. AP
    Julian Alvarez 5/10
    Alvarez (on for De Bruyne, 57'): Missed a glorious chance after being set up by Foden. AP
    Alvarez (on for De Bruyne, 57'): Missed a glorious chance after being set up by Foden. AP
  • MAN UNITED RATINGS: Very good – apart from the goal. Brilliant save from Walker on 59 as City hammered the United goal. Then got down well with a strong right arm on 76 to stop a side unbeaten in 35 games who have scored 148 goals this season. Beaten by Doku on 87, a small blemish on a good performance. AP
    Andre Onana 8/10
    MAN UNITED RATINGS: Very good – apart from the goal. Brilliant save from Walker on 59 as City hammered the United goal. Then got down well with a strong right arm on 76 to stop a side unbeaten in 35 games who have scored 148 goals this season. Beaten by Doku on 87, a small blemish on a good performance. AP
    MAN UNITED RATINGS: Very good – apart from the goal. Brilliant save from Walker on 59 as City hammered the United goal. Then got down well with a strong right arm on 76 to stop a side unbeaten in 35 g
  • Stood tall, tackled well. Real battle with Doko when the City winger came on. AFP
    Aaron Wan-Bissaka 8/10
    Stood tall, tackled well. Real battle with Doko when the City winger came on. AFP
    Stood tall, tackled well. Real battle with Doko when the City winger came on. AFP
  • Busy. He was always going to be, yet he was in the right place at the right time so many often. Elite defender. Reuters
    Raphael Varane 8/10
    Busy. He was always going to be, yet he was in the right place at the right time so many often. Elite defender. Reuters
    Busy. He was always going to be, yet he was in the right place at the right time so many often. Elite defender. Reuters
  • Aggressive and he needed to be as United played a City side whose game plan worked to perfection in the first half. Gave it his all and controlled City’s forwards. PA
    Lisandro Martinez 8/10
    Aggressive and he needed to be as United played a City side whose game plan worked to perfection in the first half. Gave it his all and controlled City’s forwards. PA
    Aggressive and he needed to be as United played a City side whose game plan worked to perfection in the first half. Gave it his all and controlled City’s forwards. PA
  • A good game on the left, driving forward and keeping Bernardo Silva quiet. Shot wide on 65 when players were better positioned. Defended corners really well. AFP
    Diogo Dalot 8/10
    A good game on the left, driving forward and keeping Bernardo Silva quiet. Shot wide on 65 when players were better positioned. Defended corners really well. AFP
    A good game on the left, driving forward and keeping Bernardo Silva quiet. Shot wide on 65 when players were better positioned. Defended corners really well. AFP
  • Surprise start, but he did to try and nullify the City threat in the middle. Tidy, put his foot in – a little heavily at one point. Finished the season really well. AP
    Sofyan Amrabat 8/10
    Surprise start, but he did to try and nullify the City threat in the middle. Tidy, put his foot in – a little heavily at one point. Finished the season really well. AP
    Surprise start, but he did to try and nullify the City threat in the middle. Tidy, put his foot in – a little heavily at one point. Finished the season really well. AP
  • Stayed right in front of the two central defenders. Got the second goal. Got away with conceding a possible penalty. What a season. What a goal. PA
    Kobbie Mainoo 9/10
    Stayed right in front of the two central defenders. Got the second goal. Got away with conceding a possible penalty. What a season. What a goal. PA
    Stayed right in front of the two central defenders. Got the second goal. Got away with conceding a possible penalty. What a season. What a goal. PA
  • Disciplined and important for the team. Followed the ball well when Walker’s shot was pushed into danger. Strong and positionally faultless. AP
    Scott McTominay 8/10
    Disciplined and important for the team. Followed the ball well when Walker’s shot was pushed into danger. Strong and positionally faultless. AP
    Disciplined and important for the team. Followed the ball well when Walker’s shot was pushed into danger. Strong and positionally faultless. AP
  • Started on the right and shot straight at Ortega early on. Put his side ahead on 30 after being gifted a chance. Was offside on 37, involved in the second. Shot on target again on 67. A big test against Gvardiol. He passed it. PA
    Alejandro Garnacho 8/10
    Started on the right and shot straight at Ortega early on. Put his side ahead on 30 after being gifted a chance. Was offside on 37, involved in the second. Shot on target again on 67. A big test against Gvardiol. He passed it. PA
    Started on the right and shot straight at Ortega early on. Put his side ahead on 30 after being gifted a chance. Was offside on 37, involved in the second. Shot on target again on 67. A big test again
  • Fantastic in the first half, the best player on the pitch. Brilliant ball with the outside of the right foot for Mainoo. Drove an 80th-minute free kick straight at Ortega. AP
    Bruno Fernandes 9/10
    Fantastic in the first half, the best player on the pitch. Brilliant ball with the outside of the right foot for Mainoo. Drove an 80th-minute free kick straight at Ortega. AP
    Fantastic in the first half, the best player on the pitch. Brilliant ball with the outside of the right foot for Mainoo. Drove an 80th-minute free kick straight at Ortega. AP
  • Sent through in the early seconds of the match, but up against a fast foe in Walker. Super involvement in the second goal. Full of emotion at the end. AFP
    Marcus Rashford 7/10
    Sent through in the early seconds of the match, but up against a fast foe in Walker. Super involvement in the second goal. Full of emotion at the end. AFP
    Sent through in the early seconds of the match, but up against a fast foe in Walker. Super involvement in the second goal. Full of emotion at the end. AFP
  • UNITED SUBS: (Rashford 72’). Put himself about as his team held on. PA
    Rasmus Hojlund 7/10
    UNITED SUBS: (Rashford 72’). Put himself about as his team held on. PA
    UNITED SUBS: (Rashford 72’). Put himself about as his team held on. PA
  • (Martinez 72’) What a season he’s had; an FA Cup winner at last with United. AFP
    Jonny Evans 7/10
    (Martinez 72’) What a season he’s had; an FA Cup winner at last with United. AFP
    (Martinez 72’) What a season he’s had; an FA Cup winner at last with United. AFP
  • (Garnacho 95’). Late substitute. AP
    Victor Lindelof N/A
    (Garnacho 95’). Late substitute. AP
    (Garnacho 95’). Late substitute. AP
  • Manchester United's English midfielder #07 Mason Mount lifts the trophy to celebrate their victory at the end of the English FA Cup final football match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley stadium, in London, on May 25, 2024. Manchester United wins 2 - 1 against Manchester City. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING USE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
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    Manchester United's English midfielder #07 Mason Mount lifts the trophy to celebrate their victory at the end of the English FA Cup final football match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley stadium, in London, on May 25, 2024. Manchester United wins 2 - 1 against Manchester City. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING USE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
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Man City v Man United - FA Cup final ratings: Foden 7, De Bruyne 5; Mainoo 9, Garnacho 8

United stun City 2-1 at Wembley thanks to goals from Garnacho and Mainoo

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Erik ten Hag made a convincing case to be given a stay of execution as Manchester United stunned Manchester City to win the FA Cup with a shock 2-1 victory in Saturday's final.

Ten Hag is set to be dismissed, regardless of this victory at Wembley - according to multiple reports - after a troubled campaign that even the United manager described as "terrible" this week.

But United's hierarchy - which includes new part-owners Ineos - might be having second thoughts after Ten Hag's tactical masterclass ruined City's history bid.

City were overwhelming favourites to win a second successive Premier League and FA Cup double.

But former Ajax coach Ten Hag found a way to neutralise Pep Guardiola's side as first-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo put United on course to win the FA Cup for the first time in eight years.

Jeremy Doku squeezed an 87th-minute strike past Andre Onana's weak attempted save but it was too late to rescue City.

Ten Hag celebrated by kissing the Cup as he held it aloft in the Royal box.

He said: "When I started here, I said I'm here to win, also I want to build a team. Both I'm doing.

"If they don't want me, I go anywhere else and do what I did my whole career, winning games and trophies."

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Results

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7.05pm: Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (D) 1,400m, Winner: Mnasek, Dane O’Neill, Doug Watson.

7.40pm: Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (D) 1,600m, Winner: Grand Dubai, Sandro Paiva, Ali Rashid Al Raihe.

8.15pm: Handicap (TB) Dh87,500 (D) 2,200m, Winner: Meqdam, Sam Hitchcock, Doug Watson.

8.50pm: Dubai Creek Mile Listed (TB) Dh132,500 (D) 1,600m, Winner: Thegreatcollection, Pat Cosgrave, Doug Watson.

9.25pm: Conditions (TB) Dh120,000 (D) 1,900m, Winner: Sanad Libya, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar.

10pm: Handicap (TB) Dh92,500 (D) 1,400m, Winner: Madkhal, Adrie de Vries, Fawzi Nass.

RESULTS

5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh 80,000 (Turf) 1,200m
Winner: AF Majalis, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer).

5.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh 80,000 (T) 1,400m
Winner: Sawt Assalam, Szczepan Mazur, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami.

6pm: Maiden (PA) Dh 80,000 (T) 1,400m
Winner: Foah, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel.

6.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh 70,000 (T) 1,400m
Winner: Faiza, Sandro Paiva, Ali Rashid Al Raihe.

7pm: Handicap (PA) Dh 80,000 (T) 1,600m
Winner: RB Dixie Honor, Antonio Fresu, Helal Al Alawi.

7.30pm: Rated Conditions (TB) Dh 100,000 (T) 1,600m
Winner: Boerhan, Ryan Curatolo, Nicholas Bachalard.

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China

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UAE

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Japan

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Norway

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Canada

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Singapore

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Australia

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Saudi Arabia

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South Korea
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The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index

Mazen Abukhater, principal and actuary at global consultancy Mercer, Middle East, says the company’s Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index - which benchmarks 34 pension schemes across the globe to assess their adequacy, sustainability and integrity - included Saudi Arabia for the first time this year to offer a glimpse into the region.

The index highlighted fundamental issues for all 34 countries, such as a rapid ageing population and a low growth / low interest environment putting pressure on expected returns. It also highlighted the increasing popularity around the world of defined contribution schemes.

“Average life expectancy has been increasing by about three years every 10 years. Someone born in 1947 is expected to live until 85 whereas someone born in 2007 is expected to live to 103,” Mr Abukhater told the Mena Pensions Conference.

“Are our systems equipped to handle these kind of life expectancies in the future? If so many people retire at 60, they are going to be in retirement for 43 years – so we need to adapt our retirement age to our changing life expectancy.”

Saudi Arabia came in the middle of Mercer’s ranking with a score of 58.9. The report said the country's index could be raised by improving the minimum level of support for the poorest aged individuals and increasing the labour force participation rate at older ages as life expectancies rise.

Mr Abukhater said the challenges of an ageing population, increased life expectancy and some individuals relying solely on their government for financial support in their retirement years will put the system under strain.

“To relieve that pressure, governments need to consider whether it is time to switch to a defined contribution scheme so that individuals can supplement their own future with the help of government support,” he said.

Updated: May 26, 2024, 5:22 AM
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