Wayne Rooney has called on football to get rid of VAR after Dean Henderson avoided a red card in the FA Cup final.
The Palace goalkeeper handled the ball outside the box, parrying it away from City striker Erling Haaland.
Henderson was let off the hook, however, with VAR deciding that the ball, and Haaland, were going away from goal.
Rooney has, however, taken umbridge with that decision - with the Manchester United icon adamant that Henderson should have gone.
Wayne Rooney has called on football to get rid of VAR after Dean Henderson avoided a red card in the FA Cup final
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Palace went ahead against City in the 16th minute, with Eberechi Eze scoring to spark wild celebrations on the left of the ground.
It looked as though Pep Guardiola's team would be able to draw level when they were given a penalty following a foul on Bernardo Silva.
Erling Haaland stepped up, with everybody expecting him to take it.
After a brief delay, however, he passed the ball on to Omar Marmoush - with Henderson denying the former Frankfurt star with a superb save.
Alan Shearer was stunned by Haaland's decision to pass up the chance to take the penalty.
He said: "There's no way anyone is saying to me 'you're not taking a penalty today if we get a penalty today.'"
On Henderson staying on, he added: "Dean Henderson was slightly fortunate.
"The law is that he's running away from goal, but Henderson's also stopping a possible goal scoring opportunity."
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Dean Henderson was lucky to stay on the pitch during Saturday's FA Cup final
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City have had a campaign to forget for their high standards.
They are hoping to win the FA Cup for the second time in three years, having missed out on glory to fierce rivals Manchester United last term.
City had previously beaten the Red Devils in 2023, with Ilkay Gundogan netting twice that day.
As for Palace, this marks just their third FA Cup final appearance.
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They previously made the event back in 1990, only to end up losing to United.
It was a similar story in 2016, too, with the Red Devils winning 2-1 that year thanks to a stunning strike from Jesse Lingard.
Oliver Glasner, before the match, said: "If something is the first time in your life then maybe it means more to you than when you have it every single year.
"City, I don't know how many trophies they've won and finals they have played in under Pep. It's definitely more than Crystal Palace.
Dean Henderson made a stunning save in the FA Cup final on Saturday to deny Omar Marmoush
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"But for the players, the manager, the club, winning a title is something great in the season.
"I don't expect that they will wave us the white flag and say: 'Okay, it's the first title for Crystal Palace, you should get it'. I think they will fight to win it."
