Manchester City slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final on May 17 at Wembley Stadium.
Eberechi Eze netted the sole and winning goal for Crystal Palace, handing the Eagles their first-ever major trophy. City, meanwhile, missed out on their only shot of bringing home some silverware this season.
Despite creating a host of chances to score, City could not find a way through, on a day of frustration in the capital.
City's best opening, which arguably cost Pep Guardiola's side the most, was Omar Marmoush failing to convert a first-half penalty.
Guardiola's charges were awarded a penalty after 33 minutes, after Tyrick Mitchell fouled Bernardo Silva, with Erling Haaland appearing the obvious choice to take it.
However, after the decision was confirmed by VAR, Haaland handed the ball to Marmoush, who was denied by an excellent save from Dean Henderson.
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With the match ending in defeat for City, the missed penalty became a bigger topic of discussion, with questions surfacing about the decision of Marmoush to take the spot kick over Haaland.
Haaland was criticised for not taking the penalty, and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney had his say on the Norwegian star.
What did Wayne Rooney say about Erling Haaland?
In his ongoing decade-long senior career, Haaland has taken a total of 57 penalties, converting 49 of them, with eight misses. However, the 24-year-old, who is City's regular penalty taker, has missed three out of the seven spot-kicks he has attempted this season.
Rooney claimed 'the thought of taking a penalty at Wembley might have been 'too much' for Haaland.
Drawing a comparison with Lionel Messi and former club teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney added the two greats would never have 'given that ball away' as Haaland did.
"Erling Haaland is a world-class forward, but when we are talking about Messi and Ronaldo, there's no way they are giving that ball away. That's what separates them two players from Haaland or Kylian Mbappe and those players. They are selfish and they want to score every game," as per GOAL.
"When he misses chances I think you can see it gets to him and it does affect him.
"Maybe the thought of taking a penalty at Wembley might have been too much for him. You never know, he's a human being."
Haaland and City are back in Premier League action on May 20 up against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium.
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