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FA Cup final player ratings: Three 10/10s as Crystal Palace beat Man City in historic win

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beat 1-0 to clinch the club's first-ever major trophy in a historic final on Saturday. Eberechi Eze's first-half finish on the end of a devastating counter-attack, and Omar Marmoush's missed penalty, inflicted back-to-back defeats in this match for Pep Guardiola's side.

Express Sport runs through the player ratings from Wembley...

Crystal Palace player ratings vs Man City

Dean Henderson: 10

Fortunate to avoid a first-half red card, but his penalty save was the pièce de résistance of a heroic cup final performance.

Chris Richards: 8

Sent the ball upfield to launch Palace's winning goal.

Maxence Lacroix: 8

Kept City's ultra-attacking team at bay.

Marc Guehi: 7

A captain's display before leaving the pitch on the hour mark with a head injury.

Daniel Munoz: 10

He's sensational. Multiple crucial defensive actions at one end and assisted the winner with a pinpoint cross at the other.

Adam Wharton: 7

Didn't see much of the ball, but played his part when he had the rare opportunity to move things along.

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Daichi Kamada: 6

He was dribbled past more than once and wasn't accurate with his passing, but played a central role in Palace's dream opener.

Tyrick Mitchell: 6

Made a difference with several clearances and ball recoveries. Would have a higher rating had he not conceded a penalty with a sloppy challenge. Luckily, Marmoush missed.

Ismaila Sarr: 5

Not near as impactful as his semi-final showing to down Aston Villa.

Eberechi Eze: 10

A star built for the biggest stage. His 16th-minute goal will go down in Palace and English football history.

Jean-Philippe Mateta: 7

Displayed unplayable hold-up abilities at times. Did his job.

Man City player ratings vs Crystal Palace

Stefan Ortega: 6

Didn't have much to do. Couldn't deny Eze.

Manuel Akanji: 5

Too slow to stop Eze slotting home.

Ruben Dias: 5

Passed the ball a lot.

Josko Gvardiol: 7

Made nine clearances and nine ball recoveries. Let down by his team's attackers.

Nico O'Reilly: 6

Won lots of his duels and looked a threat on the ball. Palace's goal came from a gaping void he left unoccupied, though.

Kevin De Bruyne: 6

Created four chances, yet he will leave City with a whimper, compared to his previous successes.

Bernardo Silva: 5

Unable to craft much of substance in a deeper midfield role.

Savinho: 4

Completed three of 12 attempted crosses.

Omar Marmoush: 2

He will have nightmares about his penalty miss. Only won three of 10 duels.

Jeremy Doku: 7

City's best attacker on the day, but couldn't produce the moment they needed.

Erling Haaland: 3

Invisible - and clearly not fit yet.

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Jefferson Lerma: 8

Replaced Marc Guehi at centre-back and did his part to fend off City.

Eddie Nketiah: 6

Didn't need to make an impact.

Will Hughes: N/A

Wasn't on for long. He won't care.

Man City Substitutes

Claudio Echeverri: 5

What a stage to make his City debut on. He could, maybe should, have scored the equaliser...

Phil Foden: 6

The prospect of him not starting a match of this magnitude a year ago was unthinkable. Couldn't inspire a late show.

Ilkay Gundogan: N/A.

No FA Cup final heroics this year.

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