The 2022/2023 FA Cup final between Man United and Man City will be broadcast live and in full on the FPT Play platform at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 3.
Manchester United have endured a difficult journey to the 2022/2023 FA Cup final, beating Everton in the third round, overcoming Reading in the fourth round before making a stunning comeback against West Ham United in the last 16.
Entering the quarter-finals, the Red Devils continued to have an impressive comeback victory against Fulham. After that, Man United faced Brighton in the semi-finals. Coach Erik ten Hag and his team had a reasonable strategy to defeat the "Seagulls" on penalties, thereby winning a ticket to the final match against "noisy neighbors" Manchester City.
The Red Devils had a hard-fought ticket to the 2022/2023 FA Cup final.
Tight defense, quick counterattack
Facing their arch-rival Manchester City in the final, Man United understood that their opponent was a team that played an attacking game and was very good at punishing their opponent's mistakes.
Therefore, the Red Devils' defense needs to avoid making unnecessary mistakes and successfully contain the famous striker duo of Man City, Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez. If they stand firm against Man City's attacks, MU can completely launch a sharp "counterattack".
Rashford can punish Man City's defense at any time.
Above the Red Devils' attack is the "speed trio" Marcus Rashford - Anthony Martial - Jadon Sancho. These 3 strikers have the ability to accelerate very well and help Man United quickly transition from defense to attack. Below this trio, midfielder Bruno Fernandes acts as a quality "transfer station" with impressive ability to create.
This season, the Portuguese star has made 12 passes that resulted in goals from counter-attacks. With just one precise long pass, the Red Devils' strikers can quickly put the ball into goalkeeper Ederson's net with sharp counter-attacks.
Bruno Fernandes is the brain behind MU's gameplay.
Drilling through enemy corridors
Man City has a very strong midfield with the trio Rodri - Gundogan - Kevin de Bruyne, it will be very difficult for the red team to gain control of the midfield area. Moving the ball to the two wings is a reasonable solution to avoid letting The Citizens completely control the midfield.
In addition, Man United has many fast players in attack. Therefore, instead of concentrating the ball in the midfield, MU should push the ball to the two wings to take advantage of the acceleration of Rashford or Jadon Sancho. In addition, Man United's two full-backs, Diego Dalot and Luke Shaw, are also very good at climbing the wing and crossing.
Man United should focus on attacking on both wings.
On the opposite side, Man City's two full-backs are the team's weak points this season. While Kyle Walker is getting old and can no longer maintain the speed of previous years, Rico Lewis is too inexperienced. This 18-year-old defender often makes mistakes in marking. With players possessing "weirdness" like Sancho or Rashford on the MU side, Lewis is predicted to be very prone to making mistakes in the upcoming FA Cup final.
Although not rated as highly as Man City, Man United still has many opportunities to defeat their city rivals. In the most recent confrontation, coach ten Hag's team excellently defeated Man City. The 2022/2023 FA Cup championship will be very meaningful for the Red Devils of Manchester as they have missed this title for the past 7 years.
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The fiery derby between Man United and Man City in the 2022/2023 FA Cup finals will be broadcast live on FPT Play. Readers can watch it in full at the website fptplay.vn and the FPT Play app.
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