The final is the last derby of the season. The FA Cup final, Manchester City and Manchester United will face each other.

 In the FA Cup final, Manchester City and Manchester United will face each other.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk during The FA Community Shield match between Manchester City against Liverpool at King Power Stadium, on 30th July 2022 at Leicester, United Kingdom.(Getty)

The Premier League has already been assured. On June 10th, in Istanbul, Manchester City will face Inter Milan in the dream of winning their first Champions League title. Before that, Pep Guardiola's disciples face another challenge. Today, at the historic Wembley Stadium, Manchester United, the city's local rivals, will face each other in the 142nd FA Cup final.

In the 1998-99 season, the Red Devils won the treble. As the only English club to win the Premier League and FA Cup in one season, they also lifted the Champions League trophy. Now, City has the opportunity. Slowly but surely, they have held onto the league title, breaking Arsenal's heart towards the end of the season. The Spanish coach's dream is now two finals away from being fulfilled.

Guardiola, in excellent form, wants to secure Erling Haaland's signature for the treble victory. The Norwegian striker's presence at Etihad could create history in his first season. "Creating history can feel like a real accomplishment. But we will do everything to win the treble. It is the biggest dream of my life," Guardiola said.

In English football's oldest competition, the FA Cup, Manchester City, and Manchester United, the two giants of Manchester, will meet in the final for the first time. In their last encounter at Old Trafford, United defeated City 2-1. Prior to that, City flew past Eric Ten Hag's disciples, winning 6-3 in the Premier League.

Although they did not have a run in the league title race, United ended the season with three points ahead of City in the standings. In their first season at Old Trafford, they won another prestigious tournament, the EFL Cup, in Wembley. However, concerns arise before the final against City due to the injury to winger Ethan Anthonique. Yesterday, in a press conference, ten Hag mentioned that Anthonique has not fully recovered yet.

Nevertheless, Guardiola is in good spirits ahead of the Manchester Derby. City will face Brentford without the presence of Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish, who were absent in the last league match. Guardiola addressed the return of these two stars in yesterday's press conference. However, regular goalkeeper Ederson will not be under the goalpost at Wembley. Guardiola said, "Yes, in the final, goalkeeper Ederson (Steffen) will play."