‘This is a big chapter in our club’s history’

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner believes his players have given the clubrsquos fans a lsquomoment for their lifersquo by beating Manchester City 10 to win their first ever FA Cup title on Saturday nightEberechi Eze scored in the first half at Wembley on Saturday before goalkeeper Dean Henderson denied Omar Marmoush from the spot as Palace dug deep against Pep Guardiolarsquos men to get over the line The win also secured a Europa League spot for Palace next seasonldquoWe wrote a really big chapter in our historyrdquo said Glasner after ending a 31 year trophydrought at the clubAlso ReadCity cricket loses Papa Karkhanis no more at 83Crystal Palace players celebrate with the FA Cup winnerrsquos trophy after beating Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Saturday PicAP PTIThe Austrian who also coached Eintracht Frankfurt to the Europa League title in 2022 believes the major takeaway from Saturdayrsquos triumph is the fact that the club gave the fans a moment of happiness amidst the rigours of everyday life ldquoWe gave them fans a moment for their life We gave them hours and days where they forget all their problems and are just happy and celebrating This is the biggest achievement that sportsmen can dordquo Glasner adding that his players did well to stick together after a terrible start to the season when they won just one of their first 13 league games ldquoYou can see now what you can get when you are patient as a club Even three or four weeks ago we conceded 10 goals within four days at City five at Newcastle five but our fans kept supporting the team Itrsquos a special connectionrdquo said GlasnerMeanwhile for Man City boss Pep Guardiola the result capped a forgettable season The Sky Blues relinquished the league title to Liverpool lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League knockouts and were ousted from the League Cup by Tottenham HotspurDespite a lateseason resurgence City are still squabbling for a topfive spot in the English Premier League to get into Europersquos elite competition next season Guardiola wants his team to channel the pain of this defeat towards achieving that objectiveldquoWe must continue and recover quick for the last two finals league games we have to play to qualify for the Champions Leaguerdquo said Guardiola31No of years since Crystal Palacersquos last titleThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params