Preamble
And now for something completely different. Never mind the FA Cup; this is the first time Manchester City and Manchester United have met in the final of any competition. That’s not quite as unlikely as it sounds – Arsenal and Spurs have never met in a final either – but it does make for a unique occasion. Especially as it’s also the first FA Cup final in which two doubles and a treble have been at stake.
City are two games away from joining United in the promised land, an achievement that has been on the cards since Abu Dhabi x Pep Guardiola was launched in 2016. If all goes…
