Manchester City FC vs Manchester United FC, FA Cup 2023-24 FINAL

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FA Cup · 2023-24

Manchester City FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Manchester United FC

Sat 25 May 2024 · 14:00 UTC Wembley Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 30' Alejandro Garnacho

0–2 39' Kobbie Mainoo

Jeremy Doku 87' 1–2

Y 45' Kobbie Mainoo

Julian Alvarez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Manchester United FC — FA Cup at Wembley Stadium.

Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Assistant 1 Harry Lennard
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Manchester United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC 2024-03-03 Manchester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC 2023-10-29 Manchester United FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2023-06-03 Manchester United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2023-01-14 Manchester United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Manchester United FC	H	1–2	L
19 May	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W
14 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–0	W
11 May	Fulham FC	A	4–0	W
04 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	5–1	W
28 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Manchester City FC	A	2–1	W
19 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	2–0	W
15 May	Newcastle United FC	H	3–2	W
12 May	Arsenal FC	H	0–1	L
06 May	Crystal Palace FC	A	0–4	L
27 Apr	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Antoine Semenyo	3 G	2 A
Erling Haaland	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Wembley Stadium. Manchester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Manchester United FC.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Manchester United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' The travelling Manchester United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' Rodri, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Magnificent from Alejandro Garnacho! That is 22 goals in 409 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' GOAL! Kobbie Mainoo fires home to make it 0-2!
44' Bernardo Silva has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
45' A moment of madness from Kobbie Mainoo on 45 minutes earns him a card. Manchester United FC will be frustrated.
46' Manchester City FC make a change. Mateo Kovacic trudges off to be replaced by Jeremy Doku on 46 minutes.
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
56' named a 4-3-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-2-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Julian Alvarez comes on to replace Kevin De Bruyne.
62' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
72' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
73' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonny Evans is hanging Lisandro Martinez on the field on 73 minute.
74' The crowd applauds Marcus Rashford as he leaves the pitch. Rasmus Hojlund steps in for Manchester United FC.
79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
84' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
87' A goal from the Belgium international Jeremy Doku! He fires home on 87 to make it 1-2!
90' That is a card for Manchester City FC. Julian Alvarez will be fuming at that decision.
90' The crowd applauds Alejandro Garnacho as he leaves the pitch. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof steps in for Manchester United FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

4
Sofyan Amrabat
29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
10
Marcus Rashford ↓ Rasmus Hojlund 74'
39
Scott McTominay ↓ Mason Mount 90'
20
Diogo Dalot
24
Andre Onana
19
Raphael Varane
8
Bruno Fernandes
6
Lisandro Martinez ↓ Jonny Evans 73'
17
Alejandro Garnacho ↓ Victor Nilsson-Lindelof 90'
37
Kobbie Mainoo

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	8
Phil Foden	6
Anthony Martial	5
Bruno Fernandes	4
Marcus Rashford	3
Ilkay Gundogan	3
Bernardo Silva	2
Kevin De Bruyne	2

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-05-19 Manchester City FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2024-05-14 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2024-05-11 Fulham FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2024-05-04 Manchester City FC 5–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-05-15 Manchester United FC 3–2 Newcastle United FC W 2024-05-12 Manchester United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2024-05-06 Crystal Palace FC 4–0 Manchester United FC L 2024-04-27 Manchester United FC 1–1 Burnley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.28 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Manchester United FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC44% Draw27% Manchester United FC29%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Manchester United FC

56%

Manchester City FC or Manchester United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC33% Draw45% Manchester United FC22%

Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.