FA Cup Final | United (N) - Sat 3rd June 15:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[the blue panther]

..and 2 "Manchesters" (are playing tomorrow).

I met a geordie guy in work this week and in my initial football conversation with him, I assumed he was a Newcastle fan - he gave that impression; he was aware that Newcastle had had a good season.

In my second conversation with him, he confessed that he knew very little about football, and until this week, when he heard that it was a Manchester derby in the final, he had enquired what a derby was. At that point, he realised - for the 1st time in his 35 years on earth - that City and United were separate teams.

 

[madloaf]

31 hours to go

 

[Fred_Quimby]

31 hours to go

Nope, just quietly confident.

 

[madloaf]

Nope, just quietly confident.

I'm pleased for you. I can't do it. I'm not sure I'll ever feel this way about the derby. Logic just leaves the building.

 

[Bill Walker]

Main thing that concerns me with this game is that our record away from the Etihad against top 9 prem sides is pretty bad. Think we have beaten just arsenal and only Sevilla away in the champions league.

Finals are usually nervy tight affairs think we will just sneak it 2 1

If we go full bore like first half against Real we will destroy them.
If.

 

[Crooked_rain]

Pretty calm for this one

Had no nerves about the Madrid or Arsenal games either, I knew we would rinse both teams and wrote it on here.

Well no nerves might be an exaggeration but still, I just believe we are a few levels above these teams as long as we're at our best.

I'm more concerned about getting a fair game from officials than what the rags have to offer.

As long as we turn up near our best, which I think we will, we will smash them.

 

[Bill Walker]

I'm getting nervous, hate playing them anytime but so much at stake in this one.
Really don't want them to win another cup and I really want the treble.
C'mon City. Hatrick for the Viking!!

 

[Burtonblue]

Obviously anything can happen in a one-off game, especially a derby in a final. However, we’re a far superior side to them, we’re fully rested, have no injuries and have a treble to play for. We’re big favourites with the bookies for a reason, and I fully trust this team and manager. Team largely picks itself:

Ortega
Walker
Stones
Dias
Akanji
Rodri
Gundogan
De Bruyne
Bernardo
Grealish
Haaland

Only question marks really are Akanji/Ake, and Bernardo/Foden.

Come on City.

Stones for Walker at R back
Ake at L back for me
Totally happy with the rest Ric

 

[Burtonblue]

If a straight choice.
FA Cup or CL then completely agree.
Champions League is the must have.
The top trophy in club football.

Normally I would agree but that would mean losing the FA cup to the rags and I just can’t accept that.

 

[bluemoon32]

Bricking it, having to work tomorrow morning so no getting back to Wales for the weekend to watch the game with my boy.
Halesowen pub for me, probably full of rags & dippers