Manchester City and Manchester United are set to go head-to-head at Wembley stadium in the 2023 FA Cup final.
Despite losing their last league game of the season, Man City will certainly be favourites heading into this game. They won the Premier League title by five points and also beat Man United 6-3 at Etihad Stadium earlier in the campaign.
The Red Devils did however win the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, and have also lifted silverware in the 2022/23 season following their victory in the EFL Cup.
The Sporting News looks at the team news ahead of the 2023 FA Cup final.
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Man City vs Man United team newsPep Guardiola has already completed a treble once with Man City, but he is hoping to replace the EFL Cup with the Champions League this time around. Both the Spaniard and star forward Erling Haaland have expressed that the priority is the European trophy.
Man United fans will not only want to end the season on a high with another trophy, but they will want to stop their local rivals from achieving the same treble they managed under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Below are the predicted lineups for both teams ahead of the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, June 3.
Man City predicted lineupGuardiola's side will have one week between this fixture and their Champions League final. He is expected to put out a strong side, but perhaps bench any players with small injury concern.
Man City predicted lineup (3-2-4-1): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Dias, Ake — Stones, Rodri — Mahrez, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish — Haaland
Injured: Akanji (doubt) Supended: NoneManuel Akanji missed City's last two Premier League matches due to injury, and is a doubt for the FA Cup final. Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias and Jack Grealish were all left out of the squad for the final league game, but this was probably due to precaution or rest.
Man United predicted lineupThis is the Red Devils' last game of the season, meaning Ten Hag is likely to risk more players who might have a slight niggle. Antony is a doubt after missing their league game with Fulham due to an ankle injury.
Man United predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea (GK) — Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Shaw — Casemiro, Eriksen — Antony, Fernandes, Sancho — Rashford
Injured: Sabitzer, Van de Beek, Jones, Martial, Martinez, Antony (doubt) Suspended: NoneMarcel Sabitzer, Donny van de Beek, and Phil Jones are all out with knee injuries. Anthony Martial and Lisandro Martinez are sidelined with a thigh and leg problem respectively.
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What time does Man City vs Man United FA Cup final kick off?This FA Cup final from Wembley Stadium kicks off on Saturday, June 3 at 3 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date Kickoff time USA Sat, June 3 10 a.m. ET Canada Sat, June 3 10 a.m. ET UK Sat, June 3 3 p.m. BST Australia Sun, June 4 12 a.m. AEST India Sat, June 3 7:30 p.m IST Hong Kong Sat, June 3 10 p.m. HKT Malaysia Sat, June 3 10 p.m. MYT Singapore Sat, June 3 10 p.m. SGT New Zealand Sun, June 4 2 a.m. NZST
