Man City vs Man United FA Cup final 2023 lineups, starting 11, team news for cup final

 

Man City vs Man United FA Cup final 2023 lineups, starting 11, team news for cup final

The 2023 FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United is scheduled to take place at Wembley.

Man City will undoubtedly enter this game as the favorites after losing their last league game of the season. They defeated Man United 6-3 at Etihad Stadium earlier in the season and won the Premier League title by five points.

However, the Red Devils triumphed in the rematch at Old Trafford, and after winning the EFL Cup, they also won trophies in the 2022–23 campaign.

Man City vs Man United team news

Pep Guardiola already won a treble with Man City, but this time he wants to replace the EFL Cup with the Champions League. The Spanish player and star striker Erling Haaland have both stated that winning the European championship comes first.

Fans of Man United will want to prevent their local rivals from winning the same treble as they did under Sir Alex Ferguson in addition to ending the season on a high note with another trophy.

Before the FA Cup final on June 3 at Wembley Stadium, both sides' expected starting lineups are listed below.

Man City FA Cup final lineup

There will be a week between this match and Guardiola's team's Champions League championship game. But a few players overcome minor issues to provide him with a complete team to pick from.

Walker, Dias, Akanji, Stones, Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish, and Haaland make up Man City's starting lineup (3-2-4-1).

Damage: None

Ending: None

Injury forced Manuel Akanji to miss City's most recent two Premier League games, but he came back to beat Nathan Ake for the starting left-back position. After taking a break as their teammates fought out a 1-0 loss at Brentford last weekend, Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, and Jack Grealish are all available again.

Man United FA Cup final lineup

Given that this is the Red Devils' final game of the season, Ten Hag is probably going to risk more players who might be experiencing a little ailment. However, Antony is left out since he was unable to recuperate from an ankle injury.

Predicted team for Man United (4-3-3): Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Shaw, Casemiro, Fred Eriksen, Fernandes, Rashford, and Sancho in front of goalkeeper De Gea

Sabitzer, Van de Beek, Jones, Martial, Martinez, and Antony are all hurt.

None have been put on hold

Due to knee issues, Marcel Sabitzer, Donny van de Beek, and Phil Jones are all unavailable. Due to thigh and leg ailments, respectively, Anthony Martial and Lisandro Martinez are out of commission.

Is Man City better than Man United?

There have been 190 competitive encounters between the teams as of June 3, 2023. United has won 78 games, City has won 59, and 53 games have ended in draws.

Who won FA Cup 2023 final?

Manchester City

Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United: FA Cup final 2023 – as it happened.