Soccer-Late Heskey strike spurs Manchester City to victory in FA Youth Cup


Soccer Football - FA Youth Cup - Final - Manchester City v Manchester United - Manchester City Academy Stadium, Manchester, Britain - May 14, 2026 Manchester City's Reigan Heskey scores their second goal Action Images/Andrew Boyers

May 14 (Reuters) - ⁠Manchester City won the FA Youth ⁠Cup with a 2-1 victory ‌over Manchester United as Reigan Heskey’s late strike sealed the win in front of his ​father, former England striker Emile ⁠Heskey.

The victory earned ⁠City a fifth title in the ⁠competition and ‌the second in three years, after losing last year's ⁠final to Aston Villa.

Floyd Samba put ​City ‌ahead five minutes before halftime when ⁠he curled ​in a sensational free kick from 25 yards but United levelled just ⁠two minutes later when defender ​Godwill Kukonki thumped home a powerful header.

Heskey secured the win after he fired ⁠home from an angle five minutes from time.

Pep Guardiola, the manager of City's men's team, remained to watch ​the post-match victory ⁠celebrations.

The senior Heskey won the FA and ​UEFA Cups with ‌Liverpool and made over ​60 appearances for England.

(Reporting by Ed White, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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