FA Cup Final
Wembley
Manchester City hope to complete the first-ever English domestic double defence as they meet bitter rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.
No team in English history has ever won both the Premier League and FA Cup in back-to-back seasons, as Pep Guardiola looks for yet another notch of English football history on his growing list of firsts.
Manchester City vs Manchester United – 3pm
Safe Pick:
Both teams to score: 4/5
Value Pick:
Man City to win and BTTS @13/8
Bet Builder:
Haaland Over 1.5 shots on target
Over 8 corners
City to win
Both teams to receive a card
Both teams to score
Total Odds @5/1
While picking against a wounded dog like Manchester United comes with more peril than it may seem, there’s one standout moment from this heated rivalry that tips the scales towards the favourite. Remember back when Marcus Rashford scored that banger early in the Manchester derby last March?
All it did was make Man City angry. At this stage of the season, with the adrenaline worn off from the Premier League title race, it might take another moment like that to get City going, but they’ll get going regardless.
Man United will be hoping to defend their internally famous “double double” as their dominant mid-90’s squad under Sir Alex Ferguson was the first team ever to complete the Premier League and FA Cup double twice, but it was not done in consecutive seasons. Seeing Man City swipe yet another bit of history from under their feet would be a painful conclusion to a trying campaign.
Manchester City predicted starting lineup:
Ortega; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Bernardo, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland
Manchester United predicted starting lineup:
Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, Martinez, Dalot; Mainoo, Amrabat; Diallo, Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund
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