This Saturday, Manchester City and Manchester United decide the final of the FA Cup, starting at 11 am (from Brasilia). The ‘Manchester derby’, valid for the decision of the oldest competition in football, will be played at Wembley Stadium, in London.
The English classic will be broadcast on ESPN, on closed TV, and on the streaming service. STAR+. Fans will also be able to follow the game in real time here on the Gazeta Esportiva website.
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For the first time in history, Manchester’s two rivals will decide the FA Cup final. You citizens seek their seventh title in the competition, while the Red Devils already lifted the tournament cup 12 times.
Pep Guardiola’s team won the English Championship and hopes to win the second title of the season to reach the final of Champions League with confidence. On the other hand, Erik Ten Hag’s men have already won the English League Cup and want to end their rival’s chances of taking the “Triple Crown”.
Manchester United comes from four consecutive victories in the Premier League and defeated Fulham last Sunday, by 2 to 1. For the final, the Red Devils they will not have at their disposal the injured Anthony Martial, Lisandro Martinez, Marcel Sabitzer and Donny van de Beek. In addition to them, the Brazilian striker Antony should be embezzled.
“It’s unlikely he’ll play. There’s still a chance, but a very slim chance. He hasn’t progressed so he still has a chance, but it’s unlikely he’ll be available,” coach Ten Hag told Friday’s news conference.
Already on the blue side of Manchester, coach Guardiola will have no problems climbing his team. That’s because defender Nathan Ake returned from injury in the last round of the Premier League and should return to the starting lineup, replacing Kyle Walker. In addition, the Citizens commander confirmed reserve Stefan Ortega in goal, with Ederson on the bench.
“Yes, he (Ortega) will play. It’s always been like that in the cups, even in the barcelona It is Bayern Munchenso he will play in the FA Cup,” said Guardiola, who often uses the reserve goalkeeper in domestic cups.
City reached the FA Cup final by eliminating Sheffield United, Burnley, Bristol City, Arsenal and Chelsea in the previous stages, scoring 17 goals and conceding none so far. On the other side, United went through Brighton, Fulham, West Ham, Reading and Everton.
PROBABLE CITY LINEUP: Stefan Ortega; Manuel Akanji, Rúben Dias and Nathan Aké (Kyle Walker); John Stones, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland.
PROBABLE UNITED LINEUP: David De Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw; Casemiro, Fred and Christian Eriksen; Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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