Manchester City vs Manchester Utd Prediction & Betting Tips (25 May)

Already winner of this FA Cup last year, Manchester City is announced as the big favorite for this final. In order to reach this level of the competition, the Cityzens first crushed Huddersfield 5-0 before winning in the den of Tottenham 0-1. Subsequently, they in turn dismissed Luton Town 2-6, Newcastle 2-0 and Chelsea in the semi-finals 1-0. In the Premier League, Manchester City continues to dominate and last weekend won its 3rd championship in a row, the 6th in 7 years. Sluggish during the first part of the season, the Skyblues then hit the steamroller. Indeed, they have not conceded any setbacks in the last 23 days, 19 wins and 4 draws. In full confidence, Manchester City closed the championship with a series of 9 successes including the last acquired against West Ham last Sunday 3-1. Author of a very disappointing exercise despite great ambitions, Manchester United has the opportunity to save its season this weekend by winning the FA Cup.

However, the task promises to be very complicated against the rival and neighbor. In the previous rounds, the Red Devils first dismissed Wigan 0-2, Newport 2-4 and Nottingham Forest 0-1 before taking the scalp of Liverpool 4-3 after extra time. In the semi-final, they did not come far from humiliation but finally overcame a resident of Championship, Coventry 3-3, qualification following penalties. Quickly dropping out of the race for the Big 4 this season, Manchester United is one of the main disappointments across the Channel. Erik ten Hag's men had to settle for 8th place in the Premier League and will therefore only play in the European Cup next year if they win this Saturday. After a series of poor results, Manchester United finished their championship with 2 wins against Newcastle 3-2 and Brighton last weekend 0-2.

For this FA Cup final, Manchester City is not sure of being able to count on its starting goalkeeper Ederson, who missed the last championship match due to an eye injury. Otherwise, it’s all hands on deck this Saturday. We are thinking first of Phil Foden (19 goals and 8 assists in the PL) who was voted best player in the Premier League in this 2023/2024 financial year. The England international has definitely earned his starting points this season and he stood out last weekend by scoring twice in the title match. He should be positioned in support of Erling Haaland who finished top scorer in the championship with 27 goals. The other executives are there like Rodri (8 goals and 9 assists in PL), Bernardo Silva (6 goals and 9 assists in PL) and De Bruyne (4 goals and 10 assists in 18 PL matches). Former Rennais Doku (3 goals and 8 assists in the PL) found his use by bringing a lot of impact for his first season with the Cityzens.

Not spared by injuries throughout the season, Manchester United still deplores a few defections this weekend. We find in the infirmary the starting defenders Shaw and Maguire, the disappointing attacking midfielder Mount and the long-term absentee Malacia. Added to this are the uncertainties surrounding the participation of the important defender Lindelöf and the too often absent attacker Martial. In this gloomy season from a collective point of view, the young Mainoo (19 years old) revealed himself to the general public while the playmaker Bruno Fernandes (10 goals and 8 assists in PL) managed to make his mark. However, this is not the case for attackers Rashford (7 goals in PL) and Höjlund (10 goals in PL) who generally disappointed.