LIVE Manchester United vs Manchester City - FA Cup Final: Live score, team news and updates as Erik Ten Hag desperately needs result to secure his future as Unite boss By Harry Bamforth Published: 11:09, 25 May 2024 | Updated: 11:14, 25 May 2024 e-mail View comments 10:14 Erik ten Hag's last hurrah? We have to start here, don't we? What a mad 24 hours it has been for Manchester United...
Firstly, reports emerged yesterday that United are set to sack Erik ten Hag upon completion of today's FA Cup final, even if they win. Then, in a wild turn of events, Dutch media outlet, VI, released an interview they held with Ten Hag, and my word, he did not hold back. Surely, all of the noise over the past day has to have affected the players, and the manager himself.
If this is the end, its matches up perfectly with how the season has gone for United. Appallingly. So, is it the end? 10:09 Wembley awaits.
.. The time has come, it’s FA Cup final day.
The sun is shining brightly on the London sky, and as it always does, the Wembley turf is looking immaculate. Games don’t get much bigger than this, and to add fuel to the fire, it’s a derby..
. the Manchester Derby. It was only just under a year ago that this exact final took place for the very first time, and Manchester City came out on top on that occasion.
Can they do so again to claim a domestic double, or will Manchester United surprise everybody on potential Erik ten Hag’s last game as manager? We will find out in just a few hours..