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jmetaB02a7272c734dba70ff32532572d43cd44875807d1ad4b3538179ea917d4decfd59@4ba663765714781ad949364b671673879192dba9aa98eb129d0e821daf4b779erss.itemmetarss.netMÇ<item> <title>Manchester United rediscover their identity in Red Devil redemption | Jonathan Liew</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/article/2024/may/25/manchester-united-rediscover-their-identity-in-red-devil-redemption</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;Erik ten Hag may be heading for the exit, but United’s FA Cup final display was the blueprint for how they should be playing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They were still out there an hour later, catching the last few rays of evening sunshine, wringing out this moment for every last drop of joy in it. Everyone wanted a go with the trophy. Some simply hoisted it like a kettlebell. Some hugged it close like a child. There was a time when Manchester United would win these finals, pose for photos and disappear back up the M6. Not now. Everyone knows how precious these moments are, how rarely they can come along, how closely they need to be treasured.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And at the end of this Red Devil redemption, Erik ten Hag sought out the two men responsible. In fact many men had authored this triumph, from the brutal Bruno Fernandes to the indomitable Lisandro Martínez to the inspired André Onana. But Ten Hag wanted a few moments alone with Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo. Ballers; cup final scorers; Wembley heroes; teenagers. Ten Hag clasped them around the ears, ruffled their hair, beamed at them like a proud dad about to go off to war.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/article/2024/may/25/manchester-united-rediscover-their-identity-in-red-devil-redemption"&gt;Continue reading...&lt;/a&gt;</description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/fa-cup">FA Cup</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchestercity">Manchester City</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchester-united">Manchester United</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 18:41:39 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/article/2024/may/25/manchester-united-rediscover-their-identity-in-red-devil-redemption</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ff37aca650ee716db9b76f4e326348d50611d30c/283_0_5565_3339/master/5565.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=ef283e68ab2f2fa796a9c7f27074d0a5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Observer</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ff37aca650ee716db9b76f4e326348d50611d30c/283_0_5565_3339/master/5565.jpg?width=460&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9aadc166d402d15b9adc99f8cc5f592d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Observer</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jonathan Liew at Wembley</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-25T18:41:39Z</dc:date> </item>