WEMBLEY – The English FA Cup season 2022/23 final will be played this Saturday to decide the third winner of British football competitions this year.
Manchester City and Manchester United will bring Wembley Stadium into a burning atmosphere at Malaysia time 10pm tomorrow.
The Manchester derby is one of the most popular rivalries in football history worldwide, getting millions of fans to watch and support.
The meeting between the Blue Moons and the Red Devils might see a new achievement to be accomplished in the UK’s history.
Cities’ road to the Treble
Manchester City are widely regarded as the favoured side in the final this weekend, which have a stronger squad and better performance compared to United.
Pep Guardiola’s men won the English Premier League title in advance before the last matchday last week, hailing the EPL trophy for three consecutive seasons.
The Spanish manager sent most of his substituted players as first line-up in the league game against Brentford six days ago, giving his key people a full charge before the derby clash.
The Cities seek to earn the FA Cup in order to achieve the Treble, the second English club to reach this.
They will face Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final on 10th June, hunting their first ever European championship in club history.
Man United accomplished the only Treble in British football, in the season 1998/99 which was coached by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Man United suffer injuries
The Red Devils who are suffering injuries in the last two months, again lost a main player at Wembley tomorrow.
Anthony Martial will not play due to a hamstring injury. The absence of the French striker gives Ten Hag a trouble to form his best attacking formation.
Antony is doubted to appear as first line-up too. The Brazilian winger left the pitch earlier with serious pain during the EPL game against Chelsea last Wednesday.
The Dutch coach can only rely on Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen on the front line to attack City’s defence.
Meanwhile, Guardiola has full strength in his first team, including Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan, Julian Alvarez, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden, much more resourceful than his rival.
Guardiola’s second Treble?
Both teams won and lost once in their head to head this season.
Man City crushed United 6-3 at Etihad Stadium last August, the Red Devils avenged them with a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford in January.
Pep Guardiola aims to update his profile as one of the greatest coaches in football history by winning a Treble.
The 52-year-old manager led Barcelona to win the Triple Crown in 2009 by collecting the Spanish LaLiga title, the Champions League trophy and Copa del Rey title.
The Spanish will strive to bring Man City’s seventh FA Cup championship tomorrow, while Ten Hag has a slight chance to lead United to beg for their thirteenth event trophy.