24 mins
16:26
Fernandes finds Rashford in the box, who, however, can only finish with the back of his head in a complicated way from 14 meters. He hits the challenging ball not bad. Ultimately, however, a good two meters are missing. The leather bounces past the opposing goal on the left.
23 mins
16:25
Ortega sees De Bruyne start and serves the ball perfectly to the Belgian’s barrel. However, United defend the situation very cleverly. Two players block Haaland while two other players ensure De Bruyne doesn’t finish by blocking the trajectory. Strongly defended.
21 mins
16:23
This time Haaland can assert himself after a high pass, take the ball with him after a turn and then pull it off with his left hand from 17 meters. However, he puts the powerful shot over the Red Devils crossbar.
20 min
16:23
Varane can only stop Haaland by holding him from behind. However, when the free kick is due in the centre, the Sky Blues prefer to continue playing patiently with cross and back passes because all ten United field players are in their own half. The Citizens are in no hurry with the lead behind them.
17 mins
16:19
A Gündoğan pass in depth is a nuance too steep for Haaland, who stretches out and gets to the ball with the tips of his right toes, but cannot put the ball powerfully on the box. De Gea grabs it safely.
15 minutes
16:17
Rashford claims a pass in depth, but cannot prevail in a confined space against the tight city defense with a one-two with Fernandes. Rúben Dias is in a good position and clears successfully before danger can arise.
12 mins
16:14
Slowly but surely, the English record champions are also arriving in the game. United can increasingly free themselves playfully and shift the match to the center.
9 mins
16:10
The Red Devils launch a relief attack for the first time, but Casemiro’s shot from a good 30 meters is far too ambitious and gets stuck on the Sky Blues’ defence. Fernandes then commits an offensive foul when repositioning.
6 mins
16:08
City starts like a fire brigade and comes straight to the next conclusion. However, Grealish’s right-footed shot from the second row was not perfect and swept a good three yards past De Gea’s goal to the left.
4 mins
16:06
Big chance Manchester City! The early hit didn’t fail to have an impact. Manchester United haven’t gotten into the game at all yet, can barely hold the ball and are pinned down in their own third from the start. United fail to occupy the first post after a De Bruyne free-kick from the right wing. Rodri can head out from twelve yards, but just misses the right corner.
1 min
16:02
Tooor for Manchester City, 1-0 through İlkay Gündoğan
What’s going on here? After just 13 seconds, the Red Devils’ box rang for the first time. After a long ball forward, Haaland heads to De Bruyne, who clap for Gündoğan who is moving up. The German volleyed the ball at full speed and nailed the ball unstoppably for De Gea with a perfectly hit right-footed shot from 20 meters into the right corner for a 1-0 lead. What a start!
1 min
16:02
The whistle sounds at London’s Wembley Stadium. City compete in sky blue shirts over white shorts. United wear red shirts over black shorts. Here we go.
15:33
Incidentally, today is the 190th Manchester derby in history. Overall, United leads the direct comparison with 78 wins (53 draws, 58 defeats). However, three of the last four city duels went to the Sky Blues. In the most recent meeting, however, the Red Devils triumphed 2-1 at Old Trafford, avenging the 6-3 defeat at Etihad Stadium in the first leg of the 2022/23 season.
15:27
On the home stretch of the 2022/23 season, Erik ten Hag’s team didn’t leave too much behind. The Red Devils have won all of their last four league games and ended the season with a 2-1 home win over Fulham last Sunday. The Dutch coach makes four changes compared to today’s game: Christian Eriksen, Luke Shaw, Raphaël Varane and Aaron Wan-Bissaka start for Alejandro Garnacho, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire and Tyrell Malacia (all four benches).
15:21
Manchester United presented itself as an absolute cup team in its first season under coach Erik ten Hag. The Red Devils, who finished third in the league and return to the Champions League for the 2023/24 season, have already won the EFL Cup 2-0 against Newcastle United. In the FA Cup, getting into the final didn’t go quite so smoothly. In the semi-final against Brighton (0-0), the decision was made on penalties, which the English record champions narrowly won 7-6.
15:16
Most recently, Pep Guardiola relied heavily on rotation. After the safe championship, the Sky Blues drove in this context only one of six possible points from the final two games of the season against Brighton and Brentford. The 0-1 draw with the Bees also ended a 25-game unbeaten streak for the Citizens. Of course, today the Catalan star coach sends his best possible eleven back onto the field. From captain İlkay Gündoğan to goalgetter Erling Haaland to creative player Kevin De Bruyne, all top performers are on board. By the way, cup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, who was recently allowed to play three times in the Premier League, is in goal.
15:10
Manchester City could be tying for the double today after lifting the league title a week before the much-anticipated Champions League final against Inter Milan. In any case, the Sky Blues didn’t let anything burn on the way to the final. With five wins and a total of 17-0 goals, the Citizens went into the final with a clean sheet, although they faced big names like Chelsea (4-0) and Arsenal (1-0) along the way.
15:05
Since the Manchester Derby is a high-risk game, the 142nd FA Cup final will kick off this afternoon. It is the first final of the oldest football tournament in the world since 2011, which starts at 4:00 p.m. The search is on to succeed Liverpool FC, who defeated Chelsea on penalties after a goalless draw a year ago.
15:00
Good day and welcome from Wembley Stadium. This is where Manchester City and Manchester United clash in the 2022/23 FA Cup final today at 16:00.