In the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester United narrowly escaped death, eliminated Coventry on penalties, successfully advanced to the FA Cup final, and completed the meeting with Manchester City! Manchester City eliminated Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup semi-finals to advance, and the FA Cup final stage will once again stage the Manchester derby.
Manchester United advanced to the final with their heads held high
Manchester United suffered a four-game winless run in the league and were in a relative slump, and this game was a great opportunity to regain their form! Manchester United finally lived up to expectations, McTominay scored, Maguire scored, and Fernando Fernandes scored to help Manchester United advance to the FA Cup final!
Manchester United has won the FA Cup only to Arsenal in 12 times, and with the promotion to the final, Manchester United will launch a strong attack on the 13th FA Cup title in the team's history, which is also the 22nd time in the history of Manchester United to reach the FA Cup final, surpassing Arsenal who have reached the final 21 times, becoming the team with the most finals in this competition!
Last season, Ten Hag's Manchester United shone in the League Cup, successfully advanced to the final and won the championship against Newcastle United, and advanced to the FA Cup final this season.
In terms of players, McTominay opened the scoring for Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry, which is also the first time in McTominay's career that he has scored in double figures in a single season! Since joining Manchester United in February 2020, Fernandes have scored and assisted in 17 games, and of all Premier League players, Fernandes have scored less than 20 times in a single game in the same period. Since joining Manchester United, Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in 140 goals (77 goals, 63 assists), the most of a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues.
With a three-goal lead, Manchester United suffered a goalless draw, and after extra time, Coventry dragged the game into a penalty shootout! Coventry is only eighth in the Championship, Manchester United's total annual salary expenditure is as high as 198.71 million pounds, and the total annual salary of Coventry players is 9.9 million pounds, Manchester United's total salary is 20 times that of Coventry. In the end, Manchester United refused to be humiliated, and when Casemiro conceded the penalty first, Onana withstood the pressure and completed the redemption of himself, helping United win the penalty shoot-out, eliminating the opponent 7-5 on aggregate to advance to the final.
Losing in the final Ten Hag or going out of class
In the final, Manchester United will face the mighty Manchester City, and the match will be played at Wembley Stadium in London on May 25 local time. With Manchester City's Champions League exit, the FA Cup and the league have become a must for Pep Guardiola, and Manchester City will have no reservations in the FA Cup final and fight for the title! This season at the league level, Pep Guardiola's team beat Manchester United 3-0, 3-1, and Ten Hag's team has almost no way to fight back, and the FA Cup final loss will not surprise fans.
This summer, the coaching market can be described as full of talent! It is a rare opportunity for major giants to change managers! If Ten Hag leads Manchester United to lose to Manchester City in the FA Cup final, his dismissal may become a high probability event. Manchester United is at the bottom of the Champions League group this season, and the league is currently ranked seventh in the league with only 50 points, as many as 16 points away from the Champions League zone.