5 talking points ahead of the FA Cup final
Premier League champions Manchester City will take on Watford in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 18.
Premier League champions Manchester City will take on Watford in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 18.
Manchester City will hand out bonuses worth more than £15-million to the playing squad if Pep Guardiola’s side go on to win the domestic treble, say reports.
Manchester City returned to the FA Cup final for the first time since 2013 with a 1-0 last-four win over Brighton and Hove Albion at Wembley, keeping their quadruple bid alive.
Everton eased the pressure on Marco Silva and dented Chelsea’s top-four hopes with a morale-boosting 2-0 win at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Manchester City will face Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley after the draw took place on Sunday afternoon.
Wolves sealed an FA Cup semi-final spot as goals from Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota saw off Manchester United 2-1 at Molineux on Saturday evening.
Manchester City kept their quadruple hopes alive after coming back from two goals down to win 3-2 at Swansea City in the FA Cup quarter-finals thanks to Sergio Aguero’s controversial late header.
Chris Sutton says Maurizio Sarri has led Chelsea for the last time after they exited the FA Cup with a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Monday night.
Maurizio Sarri claimed Chelsea had been ‘unlucky’ to lose to Manchester United and insisted he is worried only about results after the club’s fans turned against him as they were eliminated from the FA Cup.
Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Paul Pogba is one of the best attacking midfielders in the world following his performance in the FA Cup fifth-round victory at Chelsea.