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‘I just want to shake his hand’ - Henderson reveals what he said that led to heated argument with Guardiola

Henderson reveals what he said
Following Crystal Palace's historic performance at Wembley, Dean Henderson stated that Pep Guardiola approached him regarding allegations of time-wasting.
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Henderson led Palace to their first FA Cup trophy after they defeated Manchester City 1-0 in the final at Wembley.

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Eberechi Eze scored the only goal of the game in the first half, which turned out to be the winning goal to seal the trophy.

Henderson made several brilliant saves in the first half and was fortunate to remain on the pitch after a possible handball outside the penalty area that could have resulted in a red card.

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What Henderson said

Following the match, a visibly angry Guardiola seemed to immediately approach the former Manchester United goalkeeper, leading to a verbal exchange of words between the City manager.

Dean Henderson
Dean Henderson celebrates Crystal Palace's FA Cup triumph (Credit: Imago)

TV cameras captured a heated exchange between the pair on the Wembley pitch, with Henderson disclosing what led to the heated exchange.

Henderson told ITV, as reported by the Sun, "I just want to shake his hand. But I think he was disappointed with the time-wasting. I said, 'You got the ten minutes you wanted.' There's no hard feelings."

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The match concluded with the addition of a substantial 13 minutes of stoppage time by the officiating referee.

Guardiola and Dean Henderson in a heated row || Getty

This was due to the VAR check and two concussion injuries to Crystal Palace players in the second half.

Despite their dominance in possession, Manchester City struggled to overcome a stellar performance from Henderson, Crystal Palace's goalkeeper.

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