ABU DHABI, April 24 / WAM / The current football season in England has reached a historic conclusion with an unprecedented derby for the important championship title, with both poles of Manchester qualifying for the FA Cup final, which is the second straight. English Premier League from the important place.
Manchester City beat Sheffield United 3-0 in the semi-finals with a historic hat-trick from Algerian Riyad Mahrez to reach the FA Cup final.Manchester United beat Brighton 7-6 on penalties to reach the final. After a goalless draw in the other semi-final.
The curtain falls on the current football season’s activities in England with the final of the Cup Championship on June 3, just days after the English Premier League activities for the season ended.
This is the first time the two teams have met in the final of the prestigious championship, with Manchester United having won the title 12 times before, followed by Arsenal (14 titles), followed by Manchester City. Title 6 times.
Manchester United clinched the English Professional League Cup title for the current season by beating Newcastle 2-0 in the final a few weeks ago.
And with Manchester United reaching the cup final, it was only the third time in the club’s history that they had reached the final of both cup competitions (FA Cup and League Cup) in the same season. 1982-1983 and 1993-1994 seasons.
On the other hand, by reaching the cup final, Manchester City retained their chance to win 3 major titles this season. They are the titles of the English Premier League, FA Cup and European Champions League, where the team reached the semi-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Bayern Munich and will meet Real Madrid in the semi-finals.