Manchester City y Manchester United They meet this Saturday at Wembley to define who will be the champion of the FA Cup. The match will start at 11 hours from Argentina and will be televised by ESPN y Star+.
With the refereeing of Simon Hooper, the classic pits two teams with different realities against each other. Pep Guardiola’s men arrive as Premier League champions, while those led by Erik ten Hag – who is on a tight rope – arrive with the need to win after being left out of the international cups due to their eighth place in the local league.
Likewise, Manchester City is seeking its eighth FA Cup, while Manchester United wants to win it again since 2016 and expand its margin as the team with the most FA Cup titles in England, adding 12.
How do teams get to the classic?
The Citizens have been having another good season under Pep Guardiola, becoming Premier League champions in an agonizing, one-on-one finish against Arsenal. Although they fell in the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Real Madrid, they want to add one more trophy to their record and will have the opportunity to do so this weekend against their classic rival.
The Red Devils ended their participation in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory against Brighton & Hove that was not enough to guarantee their presence on the international level: they finished 8th in the table with 60 points, three behind Chelsea, the last placed to the Conference League. Of course, if they win the FA Cup they will have a guaranteed place in the group stage of the next Europa League. If they lose, that place would go to 6th in the table in England and leave United with nothing.
Probable formation of Manchester City
Stefan Ortega Moreno; Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Joško Gvardiol; Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland. Coach: Pep Guardiola.
Probable Manchester United formation
Andrew Onana; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, Lysandro Martinez, Diego Dalot; Kobbie Maino, Amad Diallo Traore, Bruno Fernandes; Scott McTominay, Rasmus Höjlund and Alexander Grenache. Coach: Erik ten Hag.