Man City v Man Utd

Man City vs Man Utd FA Cup Final Preview

Saturday afternoon not only brings us the FA Cup final but also a local derby between fierce local rivals, Manchester City and Manchester United, when the two teams face off at Wembley Stadium in what is sure to be a keenly contested clash with silverware and bragging rights also at stake.

Manchester City, fresh from winning yet another Premier League title under manager, Pep Guardiola, also have the Champions League final in their midst as well, a title that has so far proved to be elusive for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City but his and City's attention will turn to the (not so small) matter of this FA Cup final against their old foes.

Up until last Saturday, Manchester city had been enjoying an excellent 25-match unbeaten run across all competitions which included no fewer than 20 wins within this imperious period of results - that is, until they faced Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium where The Bees handed their illustrious visitors a 1-0 defeat, thus achieving the ‘double' over Pep's side.

Nevertheless, although there's an occasional blip in the City camp, The Citizens usually step up when it matters most and this is almost certain to apply in this upcoming final as City have progressed through the earlier rounds in this competition by virtue of victories over Chelsea, Arsenal, Bristol City, Burnley and Sheffield United respectively.

Manchester United have already picked up some domestic silverware in the shape of the League Cup when they beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the final and the Red Devils have enjoyed a solid and successful campaign so far this season as they achieved a top four finish in the Premier League and qualified for next season's Champions League.

Manchester United manager, Erik ren Hag, will now be wanting to add this season's FA Cup to the trophy cabinet but standing in their way will be their old rivals, Manchester City, in this local derby cup final.

United will also be in confident mood ahead of this cup final having registered four wins on the trot in the Premier League, accounting for Wolves, Bournemouth, Chelsea and Fulham - the latter coming from 1-0 behind.

In the FA Cup, United have arguably enjoyed an easier route to the final as they recorded wins against Everton, Reading, West Ham, Fulham and Brighton although the latter was via a successful penalty shoot-out.

Manchester City v Manchester United Verdict

Both Manchester City and Manchester United will head into this cup final in positive mood and both very capable of hitting the back of the net, and if the recent previous exchanges are anything to go by, goals look be on the agenda here as well on Saturday.

Each of the previous three meetings have seen both teams score in 2-1, 6-3 and 4-1 respectively and Saturday's cup final could be no exception. Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.75 Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Correct score: Manchester City 2-1 @ 8.50