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What UNITED Can Employ to Defeat CITY in the FA CUP Final Following MADRID’S Loss

Following the recent demolishment, destruction, and annihilation of Real Madrid by Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League, questions are being raised by Man. United fans if the United team stands a chance against City in the FA Cup Final, considering their poor run of form in the recent EPL outings.

It is natural to doubt one’s team in conditions similar to these, however, it is football and anything can happen, and in this writeup, we shall look at two key areas United can focus on to give them an edge in the match.

Cutting The Supply Chain: When teams face City, what they mostly think about is Haaland (marking him out), forgetting the entire team is an arsenal of players who knows how to provide chances for themselves and score. While facing City, it is best to cancel out their supply units such as Kevin de Bruyne, Jack Grealish, and the like to stop the ball from getting to an area where Haaland is deadly. This calls for battling it hard in the midfield than sitting deep and waiting to win the ball deep in United’s half. As a recommendation, agile and aggressive players like Casemiro and Fred will be very useful in executing such requirements.

Being Decisive and Prompt in Execution: In weeks, we’ve seen how indecisive and imprompt United players have been in the area of decision-making. Players like Sancho, Antony, Martial and in some cases, Rashford, get the ball, delay for some seconds and either lost possession or make decisions that put the team at risk. This is what you want to avoid against City as they capitalize on those opportunities and catch you on the break. Against a team such as City, you want to field fast-thinking players and players who know what they want to do even before the ball gets to them. An instance is a game against Wolves where Sancho and Antony kept making silly decisions, and when Garnacho was subbed in, 9 minutes into the game, he scored and doubled the lead to a comfortable 2-goal lead. Sancho had good chances in the game but didn’t score, Garnacho Utilized his chance and got a goal.

Directness: Manchester City is a football team well-known for its ability to frustrate the opponent and its thirst for dominance in a football game (mostly possession). It is best one attacks a team such as City with directness. While they aim to frustrate you and make you have less of the ball, you counter by utilizing your chances on the ball and going straight toward their goal for a chance. It is particularly notable with Liverpool when they play City, they absorb the press by City, win the ball just below the midfield, in an exchange of 2 to 3 passes, they find their forwards with swift passes in front of the goal and capitalize on the opportunity. If United can emulate Liverpool in this type of play against City, they’ll stand a chance.

To conclude, United has a win against City this season, a struggling team can win against a team in form and that may just happen in the FA Cup final on the 3rd of June.

Over to you fans, do you think United can shatter the treble dream of rivals City this season? Let us know what you think.