Raheem Sterling has apologized to his teammate in Gabriel Jesus following the Brazilian goal which was awarded to him on Saturday's FA Cup win.
There was a lot of confusion around Wembley which had to do with the second goal of City's six nil win.
Jesus shot past Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes on 38 minutes before Sterling hammered the ball into the back of the net.
Raheem Sterling hammered the ball into the net from close range in the first half at Wembley
Sterling, who netted twice in the second half of the FA Cup final, was not credited with the goal
Gabriel Jesus, seen celebrating with Sterling, was deemed to be the scorer of City's second
Replays were not immediately conclusive as to whether or not the ball had already crossed the goal-line prior to Sterling's intervention.
At full time, BT Sport's Jake Humphrey congratulated Sterling on becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup final since 1953.
Sterling, who scored two indisputable goals late in the second half, replied to Humphrey: 'You're bantering me. That's sh*t from me then… poor from me! I didn't mean to do it. I'm sorry.'
The Football Association later declared that City's second goal belonged to Jesus, not Sterling, so the hat-trick party was cancelled.
But Sterling didn't seem too concerned about his individual goal tally as he outlined his intention to win even more team silverware with City next season.
He added: 'Growing up I was a United fan and watched them dominate for many years. Now we’re doing really well and can hopefully continue to do well.'
City are the first ever club to win the Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup in the same season.
"You're bantering me. You're bantering me?"
"I didn't mean to do it!"
Raheem Sterling finds out he's got the first FA Cup Final hat-trick since 1953 😂
Great chat between the England star and @rioferdy5! pic.twitter.com/XdlxkfaghR
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 18, 2019
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