Man City vs Manchester United: FA Cup Final prediction, start time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h, odds

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Man City vs Manchester United: FA Cup Final prediction, start time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h, odds

A Manchester derby takes center stage in the main game of club football’s oldest competition for the second consecutive year, with Man City looking to secure an unprecedented back-to-back double after lifting the Premier League trophy on Sunday.

Man Utd simply need to win the FA Cup if they are to qualify for Europe after an eighth place finish was confirmed in the Premier League last weekend.

Erik ten Hag is fighting for his job ahead of a potential summer overhaul by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, so delivering a trophy will provide a much-needed morale boost for everyone at Old Trafford.

Date, start time and place

This year’s FA Cup Final will take place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 25 May 2024.

The match will kick off at 15:00 BST, the same time as last year’s final between the same two clubs, following discussions with the police, local authorities and broadcasters.

This poses a particular problem for Britain’s ITV, which is scheduled to show live the Rugby Champions Cup finals that afternoon.

Man City beat Man Utd to lift last year’s FA Cup

Reuters

Where to watch Man City vs Man Utd

TV Channel: In the UK, this year’s final will be televised live and free on ITV1. Coverage begins at 1:45 p.m.

Live Stream: Fans can also watch the action live and free online via the ITVX website and app.

Live blog: You can follow all the matchday action via Standard sport live blog.

Man City vs Man Utd team news

City have virtually no injuries heading into Wembley.

Ederson is ruled out, but Guardiola may have swapped his first-choice goalkeeper for cup specialist Stefan Ortega anyway.

Mateo Kovacic and Nathan Ake will be looking to prove their case in training after being benched for the win against West Ham.

Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez returned for United on the final weekend of the league season, so they could be reintroduced as the starting defensive partnership at Wembley.

Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Mason Mount and Luke Shaw all return to fitness, although Anthony Martial is unlikely to feature even if he finally recovers from surgery in time.

The Ten Hag have deployed a 4-2-2-2 system in their last two games with Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay the advanced midfielders around full-backs Amad Diallo and Alejandro Garnacho, leaving Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford on the bench. Looks like he’ll stick with that setup for the final.

Man City vs Man Utd Prediction

How can anyone reasonably come back against Manchester City in a cup final of any kind?

They are absolute experts at these massive one-offs on the biggest stage, proving against Chelsea that they don’t always have to be on top and dominant to ultimately prevail.

City have really had United’s number of late and it’s so hard to see Ten Hag’s men emerging victorious at Wembley again, although I’m sure they’ll put in a valiant effort.

Head-to-head history and results (h2h).

City have won seven of their last nine Manchester derbies in all competitions, including three in a row.

They have won both Premier League meetings this season, 3-0 at Old Trafford in November and coming from behind to win 3-1 at the Etihad in March thanks to Phil Foden.

Manchester United wins: 78

Man City vs Man Utd match odds

Man City to win the FA Cup: 1/6

Man Utd to win FA Cup: 4/1

Odds offered by Betfair are subject to change

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