Gary Neville believes Erik ten Hag should be given another season in charge at Manchester United.
23.04.2024 - 08:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
This year's FA Cup final will see Manchester United and Manchester City face-off for the second consecutive season following the weekend's dramatic semi-finals at Wembley.
Erik ten Hag's men narrowly escaped a huge cup upset against Coventry City after losing their 3-0 lead before defeating the Championship side on penalties. City narrowly beat Chelsea 1-0 thanks to a number of missed opportunities by Mauricio Pochettino's side.
The two results keep City's hopes of winning the FA Cup and Premier League double alive. United's win also keeps Ten Hag in a job, for the time being at least, though the Dutchman has continued to come under severe pressure.
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Last season, the blue side of Manchester were victorious courtesy of Ilkay Gundogan's double. United will be hoping to seek revenge for last June when they take on their city rivals on May 25.
The details of this year's final currently remain unclear. Last season, the Football Association scheduled the cup final for an earlier kick-off time at 3pm due to concerns raised by the Metropolitan Police over the 'high risk' fixture.
Since 2012, the FA Cup final has been an evening event with the earliest final before last year's taking place at 4.45p.m. However, the police concerns led to the FA changing the time in June.
"Interesting to see what time the FA Cup final kicks off on May 25," journalist Henry Winter wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "Met police deemed Man City v Man United "high risk" last year so that was 3pm kick-off.
"This year, one of the broadcasters, ITV, also screens rugby
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