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This year's FA Cup final will be between Man City and Man Utd. This is the first time in 139 years that two clubs have reached the final of two consecutive FA Cup seasons.
The final decisive match of this year's FA Cup season will take place at Wembley Stadium at 9:00 p.m. on May 25 (Vietnam time).
Last year, Man City won against MU with a score of 2 - 1 thanks to a double from Ilkay Gundogan. For the first time in 139 years, 2 clubs have reached the final of 2 consecutive FA Cup seasons.
Victory over MU will help Man City become the first club to win the English championship and FA Cup in consecutive seasons.
In terms of squad and form, Man City currently has a strong and evenly matched squad with many attacking stars such as Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Kevin de Bruyne and Rodri. More importantly, the blue team of Manchester has just won the Premier League championship this season.
If Man City defeats MU, this will be the 21st major title that The Citizens have won since Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi bought the club in 2008. It can be said that coach Pep Guardiola has turned Man City into an absolutely dominant team in English football.
Winning has become a familiar feeling at the Etihad. Four titles in a row – an unprecedented record, six in eight seasons for the Spaniard at the Etihad.
In the past, a team in the Premier League could win the championship consecutively only three times. That was Huddersfield Town (1924 - 1926), Arsenal (1933 - 1935), Liverpool (1982 - 1984) or Manchester United in 2 periods (1999 - 2001 and 2007 - 2009). However, in the past 136 years, only the team at Etihad Stadium has done this in the highest league of English football.
Pep Guardiola has equaled the achievements of George Ramsay (Aston Villa), Bob Paisley (Liverpool). He is only behind Alex Ferguson (MU, 13 times) in the total number of Premier League titles.
Man City are considered the greatest of all time in English football. Before that, no other English team had won 4 consecutive English championship titles like Pep Guardiola's team - not during Liverpool's domination in the 1970s and 1980s, nor during Man United's domination with Sir Alex Ferguson in the 1990s and 2000s.
In 2018, Man City became the first team to win 100 points in a season. A year later, the Etihad team became the first club to win a domestic treble. Last year, they matched Man United's treble by winning the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. They are on course to become the first team to win the Premier League and FA Cup double in back-to-back years.
That alone sets Man City apart and by winning the Champions League last season they also completed a major trophy haul in an era of unprecedented success.
Before Pep took over, City, already one of the richest clubs in the world after being taken over by Abu Dhabi owners in 2008, had won just two Premier League titles and four English league titles in their entire history. Under Pep, the Citizens became a near-unstoppable force domestically and continued to hold off challengers to their throne, taking their total to 10 titles. First Manchester United, then Liverpool and in the last two years Arsenal. However, their rivals have yet to overcome the bar and come up short of City’s title triumph.
Man City still shows their financial strength, they can further strengthen the quality of the squad while having new generation leaders such as Player of the Year Phil Foden and striker who won the Premier League Golden Boot for the second consecutive year, Erling Haaland.
Considered one of Man City's worst players this season, Haaland still scored 27 goals in the Premier League, helping him win the Golden Boot for the second consecutive time. This also helped the Norwegian striker make history as the first player to be both the top scorer and the champion for two consecutive years. In particular, 9 goals in the last 7 matches were one of the premises to help Man City surpass Arsenal in the championship race.
For MU, the Manchester derby with their city rivals is extremely important at this time, especially with the hope of winning a ticket to the European Cup next season, when coach Erik Ten-hag and his team only finished 8th overall in the 2023-2024 Premier League. The FA Cup is both a lifeline to restore honor and the only way for MU to participate in the European Cup next season.
Coach Erik Ten-hag has shown his determination to win the FA Cup and continue the Manchester United project.
The Dutchman is fighting to save his job amid growing speculation that new United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe intends to sack him after a turbulent season.
The Dutchman guided the Red Devils to their first trophy in six years when they won the League Cup last season and believes he can turn things around by securing United's first FA Cup win since 2016, which would help them qualify for next season's European competition.
Man City have faced MU twice in the 2023-2024 campaign and have enjoyed victories both times. The blue half of Manchester is also full of excitement after winning the Premier League title for the fourth time in a row, in contrast to the crisis of confidence of the neighboring team.
With the tension in the history of confrontation, the 2023-2024 FA Cup final between Man City and MU is predicted to be dramatic and exciting.
“The FA Cup final, it’s a big event. Even in a season that didn’t go our way, we’re still there. We know we have a chance. It won’t be easy but we have to try. In the last 10 years, the team hasn’t won that many trophies, but we have the chance to win two trophies in two years,” said coach Erik Ten-hag.
