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Gerard Deulofeu "angry" at FA Cup semi-final snub

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Deulofeu scored a superb brace on Sunday to send Watford to the FA Cup final.

Watford hero Gerard Deulofeu vowed to fight Manchester City for the FA Cup after his stunning match-winning cameo downed Wolves.

The 25-year-old's brilliant brace capped the Hornets' fightback as they recovered from 2-0 down with 11 minutes remaining to win a thrilling semi-final 3-2 after extra time.

Troy Deeney's injury-time penalty made it 2-2 at the death before Deulofeu's 104th-minute winner at Wembley on Sunday.

The former Barcelona forward came on in the 66th minute to turn the game before going off with an ankle injury with eight minutes left.

City, who are chasing the quadruple, will be overwhelming favourites next month but Deulofeu – who scored an audacious chip to start Watford's comeback – is not ready to roll over.

He said: "They are favourites but we know what we have to do, it's going to be a tough game but we are going to fight for the title. The final is a final, anything can happen.

"It was a great afternoon and when I came on we changed more to attack. We got the first one and the feeling was we could get the second.

"In extra time my feeling was we were going to kill the game."

Hornets manager Javi Gracia revealed Deulofeu was angry at starting on the bench.

And after sending Watford to their first FA Cup final since 1984 the Spain international admitted he was not happy initially.

He said: "He knows I'm angry because I've been playing all season but sometimes the manager has to decide. He decides this and what I have to do is what I did.

"Coming from teams like Barca and Milan, they play a different style than Watford and I have to adapt to the characteristics. That's what I did. It's difficult but it's what I have to do to make a good season.

"I don't think it (his first) is the best goal I've scored, if it is then I have to improve. It's one of the most important ones."


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1Liverpool33257175205582
2Manchester CityMan City32262483216280
3Chelsea33206757342366
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs322111060342664
5Arsenal32196765402563
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd32187761431861
7Leicester CityLeicester33145144644247
8Wolverhampton WanderersWolves32138114039147
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12Crystal Palace33116163943-439
13Bournemouth33115174461-1738
14Burnley33106174060-2036
15Newcastle UnitedNewcastle3398163143-1235
16Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton3196163246-1433
17Southampton3289153653-1733
18Cardiff CityCardiff3284202861-3328
RFulham3345243076-4617
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield3335251963-4414

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