Palace secured their first-ever major trophy on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over City, who will now finish the season without silverware, thanks to Eberechi Eze’s decisive goal.
However, the win wasn’t solely down to Eze—goalkeeper Dean Henderson delivered an outstanding performance, making a series of crucial saves to deny City and preserve his clean sheet. ..Continue Reading
Henderson notably thwarted Omar Marmoush’s penalty in the first half—after Erling Haaland handed his teammate the ball—and produced five more vital stops in a stellar display.
Controversy surrounded his involvement in the match, as a VAR review spared him from a potential red card just before the penalty, following a handball incident outside the box involving Haaland.
At full-time, Guardiola approached Henderson, sparking speculation among fans that the exchange centered around the red card debate.
However, expert lip-reader Jeremy Freeman has now revealed the actual details of their conversation.
Guardiola approached the England shot-stopper as he was celebrating and said: ‘You didn’t deserve that. Disgrace.’
Henderson replied: ‘You still had your 10 minutes,’ in reference to the 10 minutes of additional time at the end of the game.
Henderson said ’10 minutes’ three times, while Guardiola also said: ‘It’s not fair play. You should not – it’s not fair.’
Crystal Palace’s reserve goalkeeper, Matt Turner, eventually stepped in to separate the Spaniard from Henderson.
Guardiola directed a wagging finger toward Henderson, while the goalkeeper responded with a smile and raised hands, appearing to signal the number 10.
Before Guardiola’s animated exchange began, Palace manager Oliver Glasner had already embraced his goalkeeper in celebration.
After the match, Henderson said he told Guardiola: ‘You got your 10 minutes like you wanted.’ Guardiola, meanwhile insisted he said ‘nothing’.
Henderson also told ITV Sport: ‘I just went to shake his hand but obviously I think he was disappointed with the time wasting. I said, “You got the 10 minutes that you wanted”. No hard feelings.’
Guardiola later added: ‘He defended his position, we defend our position. It’s English football. Everyone can do whatever they want.
‘We have to score goals. We didn’t lose because Henderson did that. They gave nine or 10 minutes extra time but it’s a question of rhythm.
‘All the fans are there to let 22 players play. When Barcelona play, they attack and the other team attacks and it’s beautiful. But it’s a question of the referee. We don’t have the rhythm.
‘I understand when it’s 87 minutes, 96, but I don’t feel it. My teams never try because I try to play the game that the people deserve to watch.
‘Saying that, congratulations to Henderson and Palace because they defended really well and we were not able to score a goal.’
