Source: Daily_Mail
Yaya Toure celebrates Manchester City FA Cup win
ShareYaya Toure said it was a dream come true after his goal helped Manchester City sink Stoke 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley to claim the club's first silverware in 35 years.[LNB]The midfielder got the all-important goal in the 74th minute after pinball in the Stoke area, with team-mates David Silva and Mario Balotelli also involved.[LNB]Manchester City 1 Stoke 0: Yaya the hero again as Blues end 35-year wait for trophy [LNB] Matchwinner: Yaya Toure holds the FA Cup aloft after his goal won the trophy for Manchester City[LNB]Toure said: 'The dream is now... It's fantastic to win. It's fantastic for the history of the club.[LNB]'We wanted to win something and get through to the Champions League. It's amazing.'[LNB]Manager Roberto Mancini, whose side also secured Champions League football next season with a 1-0 win over Tottenham at Eastlands on Tuesday, was equally delighted with the victory and wants his side to build on this success.[LNB]'I can say only that I'm very happy for all the supporters,' said the Italian. 'After many years they deserve to win this trophy.[LNB]'I didn't feel we dominated this game. We need to improve but we are very happy. We did a small piece of history of Manchester City. We start now.'[LNB]Striker Mario Balotelli was named man of the match and said: 'I'm happy. I said to the guys before the game "we're better than them, we have to respect them and give everything and if we do we're going to win".'[LNB]Asked if it was his best performance of the season, he said: 'All my season was s*** - can I say that? I've played not very well, but today maybe I played more for the team.'[LNB] Drinks are on me: Mario Balotelli (left) was named man of the match[LNB]Goalkeeper Joe Hart was not interested in questions about rivals Manchester United's taunts over City's lack of silverware before today.[LNB]'I couldn't care less that they do at Old Trafford,' said the England international. 'It's nothing to do with Manchester United, it's about Man City.[LNB] 'We deserved to win the cup, we've beaten the best and we've beaten a very good Stoke side today.'[LNB]Defender Micah Richards was lost for words after City's triumph.[LNB]He said: 'It's unbelievable. Words can't describe it. We've worked hard all season. Now it's happened, it's unbelievable.[LNB]'This is the first one and this is the most important. We've got to build on this.'[LNB]Midfielder Adam Johnson added: 'Take a little look at what it means to the fans - 35 years of wait and we did it.'[LNB] Double act: Adam Johnson (right) celebrates Toure's winner[LNB]Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen admitted Manchester City deserved their victory.[LNB]The Dane said: 'They played the best stuff on the day.[LNB]'It's disappointing that we didn't play better. We've done so in the past - especially lately, we've done really well - that's the most disappointing thing.'[LNB]Sorensen, whose opposite number Hart made a fine save to deny Kenwyne Jones shortly before Toure's winner, felt the goal came just at the wrong time.[LNB]'I thought we were coming back,' he added. 'The first half was a big disappointment - we never really got playing.[LNB]'I thought they were running out of ideas so it came at a bad time for us. We were just getting into the game. We'd just had a good chance with Kenwyne. We're just so disappointed.'[LNB] Manchester City 1 Stoke 0: Yaya the hero again as Blues end 35-year wait for trophyLIVE: Manchester City end 35-year wait for silverware with FA Cup triumph over Stoke - as it happenedExclusive: The nine-year-old rebel who became City's ideal Kompany manAll the latest Manchester City news, features and opinion [LNB] Explore more:People: Joe Hart, Adam Johnson, Roberto Mancini, David Silva, Thomas Sorensen, Mario Balotelli Places: Manchester, United Kingdom
