The FA Cup Final – Istanbul and the six Champions Leagues are important to Liverpool. It is the Invincibles for Arsenal. It’s the triple crown and that night in Barcelona for Manchester United.
Each club is proud of its history. Now, Manchester United‘s greatest accomplishment could be matched by their noisy neighbors, Manchester City. Between them and their own treble, only two games remain.
There may soon be less mystery surrounding those extraordinary 10 days in May 1999, when Sir Alex Ferguson’s team won the Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup in the most dramatic fashion.
If someone else did it, it’s not quite the same. Particularly in light of the fact that City finished this season with 20 more points than United’s squad in 1999 and won the league.
The first time the two Manchester clubs have ever faced off in the FA Cup final, Erik ten Hag’s team has a chance to preserve that legacy by defeating Manchester City on Saturday.
Ten Hag, however, prefers that his team concentrate on the prospect of winning their second championship of the year rather than trying to stop City from accomplishing the same remarkable feat.
When is the FA Cup final
The FA Cup final between the two Manchester clubs will be played later today.
What time is the FA Cup final
The time for what is anticipated to be the most exciting FA cup final depends on your time zone but for those in UK it is 3pm. The 2022 FA cup final started at 4:45pm.
The FA Cup on TV
The FA Cup final will be broadcast on both the BBC and ITV this year thanks to a shared broadcasting agreement.
Opta Facts about the FA Cup final
- This is the first-ever major final between Manchester City and Manchester United.
- Manchester United have won five of their last six FA Cup meetings with Man City, most recently a 3-2 away win in January 2012. The only exception in that run was a semi-final victory for Man City in 2010-11.
- This will be the third meeting between Man City and Man Utd at Wembley Stadium, with the other two both coming in 2011. The Citizens won an FA Cup semi-final tie 1-0, while the Red Devils won 3-2 in the Community Shield.
- This is Manchester City’s 12th FA Cup final, winning six and losing five of the previous 11. They’ve alternated between losing and winning in their last four, most recently beating Watford 6-0 in 2019.
- Manchester United are contesting their 21st FA Cup final, the joint-most of any side in the history of the competition along with Arsenal. They’ve won the trophy 12 times, with their eight final defeats the joint- most of any side along with Chelsea and Everton.
- Following their Premier League title win, Manchester City could win the league and FA Cup double for the second time in their history, after 2018-19. They would be the third team to do so on more than occasion after Manchester United (1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99) and Arsenal (1970-71, 1997-98, 2001-02).
