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, and that he has a full squad to choose from. Either he’s very lucky, or he has managed this uniquely demanding season like a genius.
Manchester United are without six of their first-team squad, including three likely starters: Lisandro Martinez, Anthony Martial and Antony. There’s an outside chance Antony will be fit enough for the bench.Ortega; Walker, Dias, Akanji; Stones, Rodri; De Bruyne, Gundogan; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish.De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred; Fernandes, Eriksen, Sancho; Rashford.And now for something completely different.
United aspire to greater prizes than the Carabao and FA Cups. But Rome wasn’t built in a season, and victory today would turn a fine first season under Erik ten Hag into an outstanding one. They beat City 2-1 at Old Trafford in January, although they also lost 6-3 at the Etihad, and they were flattered by that scoreline.
It’s a clash of the titans, 1st v 3rd in Premier League terms, yet it also has a whiff of David and Goliath. Historical odds are a handy gauge of this thing, and United have never been such outsiders for a cup final – not even when they met arguably the greatest club side of all, Pep Guardiola’s 2010-11 Barcelona, in the Champions League final.
In fact, United are longer odds to win today than Wimbledon were against Liverpool in 1988. And look what happened then.
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