FA Cup final, Man City vs Watford LIVE: Score, goals and latest reaction after City run riot
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow live coverage and reaction after Manchester City thrashed Watford to win the FA Cup to win the domestic treble.
Pep Guardiola’s City side clinched the League Cup in the same stadium in March, beating Chelsea in a penalty shootout, and sealed their second successive Premier League title last weekend.
A dazzling display of attacking football saw them prove far too good for the overmatched Hornets. Here's how it played out:
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61 mins: Man City 3 - 0 Watford - De Bruyne
It's all over.
City break after defending the free kick. Jesus wins the ball off Pereyra and gives it to Sterling. Sterling the sends him on his way and he runs up to the box before squaring it to De Bruyne. De Bruyne takes the ball around Gomes and finishes it well.
3 goals to City and soon to be 3 trophies as well.
66 mins: Man City 3 - 0 Watford
Deulofeu and Pereyra go off with Gray and Success coming on as Watford make two changes.
They need to liven things up and go guns to the wall at Man City now.
68 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Watford - Jesus
Four now for City. The ball comes out to De Bruyne who wins it and sends Jesus forward on the break. Jesus bombs forward and slots it past Gomes to make it four.
Kevin De Bruyne is on fire here.
72 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Watford
The record win for the FA Cup final came when Bury won 6-0 against Derby County in 1903. That could be beaten today.
Gundogan goes off as Sane comes on.
75 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Watford
Tom Cleverley comes on for Watford as Will Hughes is the latest player to be taken off.
78 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Watford
Man City are running rings around Watford now, they're just keeping hold of the ball but Sane tries to dink it into the box and brings the run of possession to an end.
David Silva makes way for John Stones.
80 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Watford
Man City have scored four goals today and Serigo Aguero won't even make an appearance. Femenia yanks down Sane as he almost gets past the Watford defender. He gets booked.
81 mins: Man City 5 - 0 Watford - Sterling
Raheem Sterling gets his goal! City work the ball down the left wing from the free kick, Bernardo bursts into the box and flicks it over to the far post. Sterling is waiting and he smashes it at Gomes who can only palm it into the back of the net.
84 mins: Man City 5 - 0 Watford
The writing was on the wall for Watford after they conceded the second goal. They started the second half pretty well but Man City are just too good.
87 mins: Man City 6 - 0 Watford - Sterling
A brace for Sterling, six for Man City.
Sterling wins the ball in mid-field and gives it to Bernardo. Bernardo sends it out wide to De Bruyne who brings it to the right edge of the box before cutting it back inside to Sterling.
Sterling shoots but Gomes saves it by pushing it onto the post. The ball bounces back and Sterling is the first to react and he slots it into the net.
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