The English FA Cup is a very old competition for English football, and in the early days of its establishment, it was carried with a huge aura of glory, and even at a certain time, for British teams, the FA Cup was even more important than the league championship trophy.

But with the development of the times, this event has gradually faded the halo of glory, and people are more concerned about the league championship and the Champions League champion, the FA Cup.

When dealing with this event, the strong teams often only send a semi-main lineup, and even directly send young players to train and accumulate experience, and they don't care about the gains and losses at all.

This is also an important reason why the FA Cup is known as a "hotbed of weak teams", the big ones don't look down on it, but for the weak teams and some teams in the lower leagues, this competition is a rare opportunity for them to show their faces and play against the big teams.

On the one hand, it is all for as many games as possible on TV, while the other side is dispensable, which leads to frequent upsets in cup competitions.

Of course, the "Legend of the Dark Horse" is always just a small probability event, and there may be a little-known team that can pass the knockout stage, but as the strength of the opponent becomes stronger and stronger, it will inevitably fall into the sand in the end.

This is no way to do it, the development trend of today's football is that the strong team is stronger, the weak team is getting weaker and weaker, but in comparison with each other, it is really difficult to have the strength to compete with the strong, especially in recent years, even if the strong are sent to the substitute or even the young players of the second team, but its strong strength is still not those amateur teams or semi-professional low-level teams can compete.

For example, Manchester United, this season's Red Devils are fighting on four fronts, League Cup, FA Cup, League, Champions League...... If all four fronts go all out, it will be an absolutely heavy and difficult task, even if the players are iron-clad, so many games are played, it is estimated that they will not be able to hold on to the end.

Therefore, it is inevitable to make a trade-off, and what to give up is the League Cup and the FA Cup, the league is fundamental, and the Champions League is the battlefield for clubs to compete for the highest glory in Europe.

However, Manchester United, who played as substitutes and young players, still achieved good results in the domestic cups, although the League Cup was out early, but the FA Cup was all the way through, and it was almost without any difficulty to reach the final knockout round.

Especially after the semi-finals, there is no reason for United to give up.

Although it is a chicken rib, it is also a championship trophy, and if you can finally win the cup, it will also add luster to this season.

Manchester United lived up to expectations and eventually qualified for the FA Cup final and advanced to Wembley Stadium.

The other team that advanced to the final was also from Manchester. In recent years, Manchester City, which has increased economic investment and introduced many stars, has not yet had the strength to wrestle with Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and other teams in the league, but it is undeniable that Manchester City is indeed in the rapid rise, and the results that have improved year by year are the best proof.

Of course, they don't have the strength to challenge in the league yet, so Manchester City have shifted their focus to the domestic cup competition, they hope to be able to make a breakthrough in the cup, the club owner has spent so much money, if he can win a trophy, it can be regarded as an account, not to spend money and get nothing.

Today's Manchester City is also a strong team in the league, in the cup, it is a "giant" existence, after sweeping a number of lower league teams in a row, Manchester United and the top two teams Fulham and Bolton Wanderers, after all victories, also smoothly reached the FA Cup final.

Two teams from a city march together to Wembley Stadium in a final that will obviously be a Manchester derby, and no matter who wins or loses, the glory of the title will remain in the city.

Of course, the antagonistic relationship between Manchester United and Manchester City is known all over the world, and the fans on both sides obviously do not want to share the glory with each other, and if possible, it is the most enjoyable thing to step on the corpse of the other party to win the trophy.

"The FA Cup final will be a local derby between Manchester United and Manchester City!"

"There is no doubt that Manchester United, who are unbeaten in the league this season, have the advantage and they have proved with a series of victories that the Red Devils are invincible this season!"

'Not really, Manchester City are not to be underestimated, and they are more focused on domestic cup competitions, while Manchester United have just played a tight game against Chelsea away and are underdog in terms of fitness!'

"Derby is unlike any other, you can't just make predictions on paper! Manchester United is strong, Manchester City is not weak, and the blue moon has a chance to beat Manchester United! ”

"Manchester United are aiming to get their hands on all the trophies they can this season and City's hunger for glory is unmatched, they haven't tasted a title for many years!"

As the final date approaches, there are endless media reports and predictions, with some believing that Manchester United will still win the title unbeaten in the season, while others believe that Manchester City will win the derby, each with its own reasons and reasons, and the two sides have their own opinions and arguments.

In the face of suspicion from the outside world, Ferguson directly expressed his "victory declaration" after being blocked by reporters outside the training ground: "It has been a happy season for us, but it is also a difficult season, we go hand in hand on all fronts, and it is because of this that we have to play a lot more games than other teams, and pay more sweat and hard work." ”

"The key to success this season is the last few moments. My lads and I are gritting our teeth because we believe we are the best team in the world and we have reason to chase whatever honours we want! ”

"So...... We will do our best! We have only one goal, at Wembley we will win and we will be the champions in the end! No matter who the opponent is, nothing will change at this point! ”

Ferguson's speech was categorical, and his words were full of confidence.

At this time, there is no need to hide the "ambition" inside, they have all reached the finals, and if you want to say that the goal is not to win the championship, it is estimated that a fool will not believe it. If you don't want to win the championship, what do you do when you get to the final? Is it a play? Or do you want to learn from your opponents? Or maybe you're here to make soy sauce?

For a Premier League hegemon-level team like Manchester United, only fighting for titles and trophies is in line with their identity, if there is any more modesty at this time, it is not really "modesty", but "hypocrisy", and even players and fans will think that their manager has no confidence, which affects the team's mental morale.

The experienced Ferguson naturally will not do the foolish thing of "cocooning himself", and he also has the confidence to say "bold words" that only win the championship, because he is Ferguson, and his team is the best team in England!

"Alex Ferguson: We have only one goal, and that is to win!"

"Except for the championship, Manchester United doesn't think about anything else!"

'Manchester United have shown their heritage and dominance as a top club and they are aiming for the FA Cup final!

'All the Manchester United people are very encouraged and the fans are confident that they will have the last laugh in this derby again!'

Ferguson's speech gave Manchester United players and fans great spiritual encouragement, and Manchester City is obviously not willing to fight first, although in the history of the team's 100 years, Manchester City is basically suppressed by the city's rivals, especially in the past two seasons, after they returned to the Premier League, they have not defeated Manchester United, but this does not make them afraid of the Red Devils, the city is a sworn enemy, can lose the game, but can not lose their spirit.

Manchester City manager Italian Roberto Brown. Mancini stood in front of the camera, responding almost-for-tat.

'There's no denying that Manchester United have been a bit suffocating this season, and they've been impeccable in the league and in Europe.

"Yes, they are strong, stronger than you think!"

But that's not enough to justify our fear. We are Manchester City, we have our own history, we have our own proud traditions, we have worked hard to get back to the top flight, we have been working hard to get back to the top flight, we have always been there to get a foothold in the league...... And now, we're about to step up on the stage at Wembley Stadium, which is an honour for us and our hard work has paid off. Therefore, we will not give up, we will persevere to the end, because we also desire the championship, no matter who the opponent is, no matter how strong the opponent is, we only have one sentence, that is: come on, come to fight, we will keep running for 90 minutes! Even if we are tired to death, we will not be willing to fail! ”

Mancini's remarks are to put himself and Manchester City in a relatively weak position, but between the lines, it reveals a strong unwillingness and unyielding, as he said, Manchester United is very strong now, Manchester City may not be enough to compete with the Red Devils in terms of strength, but they have worked hard for so long, they have always insisted for this team, and it is naturally the same now. In the world of football, there are countless examples of the weak defeating the strong, Manchester City may not be able to defeat Manchester United, other teams have not done it, then it is good, Manchester City will play the heroic role of defeating Golia!

"That's a great point! We will not give in, we will always insist! ”

"Come on, let's fight! We'll stay the course! ”

"Our efforts will show the world that we will never give up the desire to win, to pursue the championship!"