The FA Cup winner will be announced on Saturday night at the storied “Wembley” in London. Manchester United and Manchester City, who live nearby, will play each other in the pivotal game.
Manchester City
In spite of London’s Arsenal’s fierce opposition, the “Citizens” had a fantastic season and took first place. Regrettably, they were unable to repeat their Champions League victory from last year. Real Madrid pulled away from Guardiola’s squad in the tournament quarterfinals.
Man City does, however, have a fantastic chance to add the FA Cup to their collection of club trophies. The protégés of Pep Guardiola overcame teams like Huddersfield (5:0), Tottenham (1:0), Luton (6:2), Newcastle (2:0), and Chelsea in the semifinals (1:0) en route to the big game.
Manchester United
Regarding Manchester United, they have disappointed once more by not being able to duplicate the success of the previous Premier League season and by not making it into the Champions League. The “Red Devils” were utterly shut out of competitions in Europe. Not to add that Manchester United managed to place fourth in the group stage of the Champions League.
Hence, winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City is their only remaining opportunity to travel to Europe. Remarkably, Manchester United’s path to the championship was far less difficult than that of their rivals. Simply put, Liverpool was the only elite team they played, and “United” defeated them 4:3 at home. Additionally, they triumphed over Coventry in the semifinals (3:3 and a win on penalties), Wigan (2:0), Newport (4:2), and Nottingham (1:0).
Interesting Match Details and Head-to-Head Records
• Manchester City won both of their league encounters against their neighbors, 3:1 at the Etihad and 3:0 away.
• The two sides faced off in the previous FA Cup final, and “City” prevailed 2:1.