Chelsea 0-1 Man City: FA Cup final player ratings as Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi shine at Wembley

Chelsea 0-1 Man City: FA Cup final player ratings as Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi shine at Wembley

January signings Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi shone for Manchester City in a tense 1-0 FA Cup final win over Chelsea at Wembley.

Semenyo's 72nd-minute flick broke the deadlock for City to seal a domestic cup double and 20th major title success for Pep Guardiola since he moved to Manchester.

City came up against a stubborn Chelsea resistance, with interim Calum McFarlane lining up in a back five as Levi Colwill impressed on just his second start back from injury in front of England boss Thomas Tuchel.

However, Chelsea lacked the firepower and creativity to find a breakthrough and leave a fifth consecutive Wembley final without a goal, with Cole Palmer once again struggling to make an impact.

Here Sky Sports rates the players...

In a full skull cap on his return from the head injury he picked up against Nottingham Forest. Made a few decent saves when called upon, keeping out Erling Haaland, Matheus Nunes and Rayan Cherki. Could do nothing to stop the goal.

Service from the right not good enough. Chelsea needed more from him playing at wing-back, providing the width in Calum McFarlane's five-at-the-back formation.

Had a job on his hands up against Nico O'Reilly and Jeremy Doku but kept them from having too much of a say.

Chelsea's best player. Distribution was key to progressing Chelsea up the pitch. They have missed his line-breaking passes. Second start back from ACL injury but you would not have known it. Thomas Tuchel was watching in the stands. Could he have earned an England recall?

Had lots to do playing on the left of Chelsea's back three, being asked to step into midfield at times. Did not do too much wrong. Chelsea were ultimately undone by a moment of brilliance. Felt he should have had a penalty but Abdukodir Khusanov was too strong.

Replaced by Pedro Neto after 74 minutes. Had a good battle up against Antoine Semenyo down the Man City right. Caught out when Haaland drifted into the channel to set up Man City's opener. Otherwise, solid but failed to make an impact in attack.

Showed signs of his rust in his first start since March. Dispossessed by Jeremy Doku in the first half by his own box and fortunate that Haaland failed to capitalise.

Had his work cut out for him in a midfield battle with Rodri and Bernardo Silva and then had Mateo Kovacic off the bench to deal with. Nearly scored only to see Rodri clear his goal-bound header from a corner.

Chelsea's star man has had an in-and-out season and he was largely anonymous against his former side. Had a few nice touches in the first half but failed to get into the game. Spent a lot of his time tracking back. Chelsea need to help him get his spark back this summer.

Wonderful scissor pass for Joao Pedro in the first half after 21 mins. Deserved to get it back before team-mate slipped over when shooting. Meaty challenge on Silva earned him a booking. Fortunate his follow-through did not connect otherwise it could've been more. Fought until the last and lifted the ball into the roof of the net late on.

Wasted opportunity on the break from Fernandez's pass over the top early in the first half, slipping before he got his shot off. He would have been better off looking to find his team-mate for the return pass. Went down too easily on numerous occasions in the penalty box. Spent too much of his time on the floor.

Brought on for Cucurella after 74 minutes at wing-back. Failed to have the desired effect down the left as an attacking alternative for his team-mate.

Brought on for James after 83 minutes.

Brought on for Joao Pedro after 86 minutes.

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