Raheem Sterling was in the spotlight as Manchester City hammered Watford 6-0 to claim the FA Cup at Wembley and complete a domestic treble.
However, there was doubt regarding Sterling putting his name in the record books, as the fourth player to net a hat-trick in FA Cup Final.
The Three Lions star netted twice in the closing minutes of the game, but the confusion surrounded City's second goal, when Sterling hammered home a Gabriel Jesus effort into the net as it crossed the goal line.
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The goal needed VAR’s scrutiny to further confirm that Jesus was the scorer and not Sterling, thus denying the winger a chance to equally Stan Mortensen’s 1953 record of a hat-trick in the huge game.
Reacting after the game, the forward was excited about the day as "dream come true", but was quick to add that he had dispute with the goal given to his teammate.
"I've disputed it!" Sterling said. "What can we do?"
"The boys were brilliant today and my goals just added to the win.
"Everyone was fantastic. Kevin (De Bruyne) came on and done an absolute madness as I would say.
"Credit to all the boys today. It's been a fantastic year.
"Growing up here, growing up seeing this get built, it's a dream to be on this football field and winning trophies. It's a massive dream come true.
"It just shows what the manager is building here. He came in at the start of the season and told us to get the mentality right and try to go for the Premier League again.
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"We've done that again and done it exceptionally well.
"It's just credit to the boys to be mentally switched on all season. It's been a long season, with the World Cup as well, and I'm just happy that everyone has been focused and on their A-game all the way through," Sterling was quoted as saying to The Mirror.
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Raheem Sterling netted a hat-trick as Manchester City completed a total sweep of domestic honours after clinching the FA Cup with a 6-0 win over Watford on Saturday, May 18, at Wembley.
The encounter saw City started without the trio of Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne, with Riyad Mahrez get a start, with Watford preferring the duo Heurelho Gomes and Gerard Deulofeu in their starting XI.
Tens minutes after commencement of action, Deulofeu connected Roberto Pereyra with a decent cross from the right, but Ederson was spot on to make a save.
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