Manchester United will thwart Manchester City’s ambition to win the Treble

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Manchester United qualified for the FA Cup final after beating Brighton & Hove Albion. Red Devils 7-6 (0-0) via a penalty shoot-out at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday (23/4/2023).

The previous day, Manchester City had confirmed a place in the FA Cup final. Pep Guardiola’s squad beat Sheffield United with a convincing score of 3-0.

In addition to the FA Cup final, Manchester City became the new favorite in the Premier League title race after Arsenal were held to Southampton 3-3 last Saturday (22/4). Losing points in three consecutive games has made the Th Gunners now only 5 points ahead of Manchester City.

If City can beat Arsenal on Thursday (27/4) in the morning WIB, then the difference in points between the two teams will be two points. Apart from that, The Citizens also have two matches yet to be played.

In Europe, Manchester City have also reached the semifinals of the Champions League, which is a trophy they are always after. Facing Real Madrid, Kevin de Bruyne cs will face a much more challenging match.

Manchester United became the only English club to win a treble winner in 1999. At that time, Sir Alex Ferguson’s team won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League trophies.

Now, Manchester City wants to repeat the success of Man Utd. However, MU manager Erik ten Hag has assured fans that his side will give everything to beat their one-city rivals, potentially depriving them of a treble.

Video news highlights the 2022/2023 English Premier League Week 20 match between MU (Manchester United) against Man City which ended with a score of 2-1, Saturday (14/1/2023) evening WIB.