Manchester United will face crosstown rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final after a nail-biting penalty shootout win over Brighton at Wembley on Sunday.
United entered the FA Cup semi-final clash hot on the heels of their crushing Europa League quarter-final defeat to Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Thursday.Neither United nor Brighton were able to break the deadlock in regular playing time, with the semi-final clash being forced into extra-time.United and Brighton both pushed for a potential winner in extra time, but the back-and-forth semi-final tie was ultimately settled from the spot-kick.
Erik ten Hag led United to their first major silverware in six years after the Red Devils’ 2-0 win over Newcastle in the League Cup final at Wembley in February.United will now face City in a Manchester derby in the FA Cup final 3rd June at Wembley.City punched their ticket to the FA Cup final with a 3-0 victory over Sheffield United at Wembley on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola’s men are still in contention of becoming only the second English club in history to complete a continental treble after United’s famous 1998-99 side.
City are five points behind Arsenal in the Premier League title race — with two matches in hand — ahead of their showdown with the Gunners on Wednesday.And the defending Premier League champions are through to the Champions League semi-final and will face current title holders Real Madrid in the first leg on 9th May.