Nadia announced Manchester City Manchester United is the official formation for the confrontation between the two teams, scheduled for five o’clock in the evening today, Saturday, at Wembley Stadium, in the final. FA cup For the current season 2023-2024.
Manchester City begins the match with the following formation:
Goalkeeper: Ortega.
Defense: Walker, Stones, Ake, and Guardiol.
Midfield: Rodrigo, Kovacic and De Bruyne.
Attack: Bernardo Silva, Haaland, and Foden.
City formation
On the other hand, Manchester United will play the match with a formation consisting of:
Goalkeeper: Onana.
Defense: Wan-Bissaka, Martinez, Varane and Dalot.
Midfield: Amrabat, Maino and McTominay.
Attack: Rashford, Fernandes, and Garnacho.
United formation
It is the second consecutive edition of the tournament, during which the two teams meet in the final match, after they previously played in the final of the competition last season, which Manchester City won in their favor after their victory against… Manchester United 2-1.
It is also the first time since the 1884-1885 season that the two teams competed in the FA Cup final during two consecutive seasons, as the last repeat final took place between Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park, when Rovers won the two final matches.
Manchester United, which is participating in the 22nd final of the prestigious tournament, whose first edition began in 1871, is looking forward to winning the title for the 13th time in its history, and the first since 2016, in order to get closer to Arsenal, the historical champion of the competition with 14 titles.
Manchester United ended its career in the English Premier League, in eighth place in the competition standings, with 60 points from 38 matches, making this the lowest ranking in the team’s history, since the launch of the modern system of the competition in the 1992-1993 season.
On the other hand, Manchester City plays in the 13th final of the tournament, and aspires to win the title for the second time in a row and the eighth in its history, equaling the record of Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham, who have lifted the competition cup 8 times.
City is seeking to win the local double, the League and Cup, for the second season in a row, after having previously won the English Premier League this season earlier this month.
Today’s match between Man City and Man United is the third between the two teams during the current season, after City won 3-0 at Old Trafford last October, before also winning 3-1 at Etihad Stadium last March, in the two teams’ matches in the English Premier League.
The two teams met in 10 FA Cup matches, with United achieving 6 victories and its players scoring 19 goals, while Manchester City won only 4 matches and its players scored 14 goals.
The match represents great importance in terms of the European hopes of other clubs, as Man United’s victory in the FA Cup means obtaining a place in the Europa League.
While if Man City wins the title, Chelsea, which is ranked sixth in the English Premier League, will be granted participation in the Europa League, and Newcastle will also get a place in the European Conference League. However, if United wins the FA Cup, Chelsea will play in the Conference League, and Newcastle will miss out on participating in the tournaments. continental next season.