When it comes to finals, we don’t really do things the easy way. This century, a lot of our wins have come on pens, or we’ve won finals when we haven’t played particularly well (Arsenal in 2001, Tottenham in 2019). I’m not counting The Community Shield when it comes to this list.
2001
League Cup
1-1 vs Birmingham - won on pens
FA Cup
2-1 vs Arsenal in a smash and grab
UEFA Cup
5-4 win in extra time vs Alaves
Super Cup
3-2 vs Bayern
2003
League Cup
2-0 vs Man United
2005
League Cup
3-2 loss in extra time vs Chelsea
Champions League
3-3 vs Milan - won on pens (definitely didn’t do it the easy way here)
Super Cup
3-1 win in extra time against CSKA Moscow
Club World Cup
1-0 loss bs São Paulo
2006
FA Cup
3-3 vs West Ham - won on pens
2007
Champions League
2-1 loss vs Milan
2012
League Cup
2-2 vs Cardiff - won on pens
FA Cup
2-1 loss vs Chelsea
2016
League Cup
1-1 vs Man City - lost on pens
Europa League
3-1 loss vs Sevilla
2018
Champions League
3-1 loss vs Madrid
2019
Champions League
2-0 win vs Tottenham
Super Cup
2-2 vs Chelsea - won on pens
Club World Cup
1-0 win vs Flamengo
I’d like it to be a bit more straight forward today, but a trophy is a trophy, and winning one in dramatic circumstances is always fun.
I’m going to make a prediction: Bobby is out and Jota looks to be a doubt, so it might be time for Origi to step up once again. He will score from the bench in a 2-1 extra time win.
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