FA CUP FINAL 2023: Manchester City vs Manchester United
The Manchester Derby comes to the FA Cup. Our analysis and predictions.
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The FA Cup final will be a historic occasion as Manchester rivals United and City face each other for the first time in a cup final.The match will take place at Wembley Stadium in London and will kick off at 4pm CAT. It will be broadcast live on DStv’s Supersport channel.
Both teams have had impressive seasons, with City winning the Premier League for the third consecutive time and reaching the Champions League final, while United won the League Cup and finished second in the league. City are chasing a treble, while United are aiming for a double and to deny their neighbours from matching their feat of winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in one season.
City have won the FA Cup six times, most recently in 2019, while United have won it 12 times, most recently in 2016. The two teams have met four times in the FA Cup before, with United winning three times and City winning once. The last meeting was in the semi-final last season, which City won 2-0 thanks to goals from Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden.
Both teams have world-class players and managers who will be eager to lift the trophy. City have the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland, who scored a double hat-trick against United in October. United have Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire, Antony and Marcus Rashford.
The match is expected to be a thrilling and tense affair, with both teams playing attractive and attacking football. The key battles will be between Fernandes and De Bruyne in midfield, Maguire and Dias in defence, Rashford and Haaland in attack. The referee for the game will be Paul Tierney, who is from Wigan and is a Wigan Athletic fan.
The odds favour City to win the game and the Cup, while United are the underdogs. A draw is also unlikely, as is a low-scoring game. However, anything can happen in a derby and a cup final, so fans can expect an exciting and unpredictable game. The odds favour City to win the game and the Cup, while United are the underdogs. A draw is also unlikely, as is a low-scoring game. However, anything can happen in a derby and a cup final, so fans can expect an exciting and unpredictable game.
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