Man City 1-1 Manchester United LIVE! Fernandes penalty – FA Cup final match stream, latest score, goal updates today
The stakes are huge for both teams at Wembley Stadium as Manchester City take on Manchester United in the first-ever all-Manchester FA Cup Final, with more than just bragging rights and a famous trophy up for grabs.
If City win, Pep Guardiola’s side will move one step closer to winning the Treble. United are the only club who have achieved that feat in the history of English football and they will be motivated by the chance to deny rivals City a crack at history before the Champions League Final against Inter Milan in Istanbul next weekend.
United themselves are targeting a domestic cup double after winning the Carabao Cup earlier this season, which would be a first in their long history. A crowd of close to 90,000 is expected at Wembley despite national train strikes causing travel chaos for fans of both clubs travelling to London for the game. With the FA Cup Final kicking off at 3pm for the first time in 12 years, follow all the action below.
Live updates
Half-time! Man City 1-1 Manchester United
50min: The final act of the half sees De Bruyne float a free kick into De Gea’s arms.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
49min: Wan-Bissaka gets the first yellow of the game for taking out Grealish. That’s sloppy.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
47min: Half a sight of goal from Rashford after Walker’s clearance off Fred falls to the striker, but he is quickly crowded out.
United pushing as we approach half-time.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
45min: Four minutes added on at the end of the first half.
Dom Smith at Wembley
The atmosphere has fallen away somewhat in the closing stages of this first half. It feels as though that might be because of anxiety about which side gets the next goal.
Both sides making it their mission not to concede before the break.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
43min: Oof! That’s a chance!
Fred heads on the corner delivery and Varane connects with a side-footed volley, and blazes it over.
A centre-back finish, that.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
42min: Rashford wins a corner after United work it well on the counter down the left.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
40min: Now City want a penalty as De Bruyne goes down as Fred clears the ball from inside the United area.
I’ve no idea if that should be a penalty or not after Grealish’s handball, but you’ve seen them given!
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
38min: City straight back on the front foot and De Bruyne almost carves open an opportunity with a glorious outside-of-the-boot cross towards the back post, but Lindelof is there to head clear.
Dom Smith at Wembley
Whether the penalty ought to have been awarded or not can be debated this way and that (and no doubt will), but from United’s perspective that’s just the ticket and from City’s it’s a killer. Can City respond?
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