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  • Man City 2-1 Man Utd – Player ratings as Gundogan brace settles FA Cup final

    Man City 2-1 Man Utd – Player ratings as Gundogan brace settles FA Cup final

    FA Cup final – Man City 2-1 Man Utd – Player ratings

    A brace from Ilkay Gundogan sealed the deal as Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

    The Red Devils did put up a strong fight against City, but they were made to rue their luck as the two goals they conceded were easily avoidable.

    City will now hope to complete a historic treble by winning the Champions League final against Inter on June 10.

    However, without further ado, Best of Bets take a look at the player ratings (out of 10) based on their performances on the evening.

    Man City 2-1 Man Utd – Player ratings – FA Cup final

    Man City player ratings – FA Cup final

    Stefan Ortega – 6/10

    Kyle Walker – 7/10

    Ruben Dias – 6.5/10

    Manuel Akanji – 6/10

    John Stones – 7/10

    Rodri – 6/10

    Bernardo Silva – 5/10

    Kevin De Bruyne – 6.5/10

    Ilkay Gundogan – 9.5/10

    Jack Grealish – 4/10

    Erling Haaland – 5.5/10

    Substitutes:

    Phil Foden (76′ for De Bruyne) – 5/10

    Nathan Ake (90′ for Grealish) – N/A

    Aymeric Laporte (90+5 for Walker) – N/A

     

    Man Utd player ratings – FA Cup final

    David De Gea – 2/10

    Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 6/10

    Raphael Varane – 5.5/10

    Victor Lindelof – 5.5/10

    Luke Shaw – 6/10

    Casemiro – 6.5/10

    Fred – 4/10

    Bruno Fernandes – 6/10

    Christian Eriksen – 3/10

    Jadon Sancho – 4/10

    Marcus Rashford – 5/10

    Substitutes:

    Alejandro Garnacho (62′ for Eriksen) – 8/10

    Wout Weghorst – (78′ for Sancho) – 5/10

    Scott McTominay (83′ for Lindelof) – N/A

     

    This result meant Manchester United will end their 2022-23 season with 3rd place in the Premier League and a Carabao Cup.

    Manchester City, meanwhile, are chasing an unprecedented treble with one more final to go, the Champions League final against Inter. It is a feat previously achieved by Sir Alex Ferguson’s great Manchester United side of  1999.

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  • Manchester United 3-1 West Ham United – Player ratings as the Red Devils beat Hammers in the FA Cup

    Manchester United 3-1 West Ham United – Player ratings as the Red Devils beat Hammers in the FA Cup

    • West Ham scored the opening goal in the FA Cup last 16
    • Manchester United equalised through Aguerd
    • Garnacho and Fred added two more towards the end of the game.
    • Manchester United to face Fulham in the quarter-final

    Manchester United secured passage to the FA Cup quarter-final with a motivated 3-1 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford.

    The Red Devils found themselves a goal down courtesy of Said Benrahma’s incredible finish in the 54th minute.

    However, Erik Ten Hag’s side turned up the screws to score three times in the final 15 minutes of the game to ensure their qualification to the last 8.

    The Red Devils will now face Fulham in the quarter-final over the weekend of March 18 or 19.

    Meanwhile, Best of Bets takes a look at the player ratings from the Red Devils’ win against the Hammers (out of 10).

    Manchester United vs West Ham United – Player ratings

    Manchester United:

    David De Gea – 8

    Diogo Dalot – 6

    Harry Maguire – 6

    Victor Lindelof – 6

    Tyrell Malacia – 6

    Marcel Sabitzer – 8

    Scott McTominay – 5

    Antony – 6

    Bruno Fernandes – 6

    Alejandro Garnacho – 8.5

    Wout Weghorst – 8

    SUBS:
    Casemiro – 8

    Lisandro Martinez – 8

    Marcus Rashford – 6

    Fred – 7

    Raphael Varane – N/A – Subbed on too late

    West Ham United:

    Alphonse Areola – 7

    Ben Johnson – 6

    Nayef Aguerd – 4

    Angelo Ogbonna – 6

    Emerson – 6

    Tomas Soucek – 5

    Declan Rice – 8

    Lucas Paqueta – 6

    Said Benrahma – 8

    Michail Antonio – 6

    Pablo Fornals – 6

    SUBS:

    Jarrod Bowen – 5

    Gianluca Scamacca – N/A – Subbed on too late

  • Man Utd vs West Ham – FA Cup Fifth Round preview, team news, probable XI and prediction

    Man Utd vs West Ham – FA Cup Fifth Round preview, team news, probable XI and prediction

    Fresh from their EFL Cup glory over the weekend, Erik Ten Hag’s Manchester United will jump right into another cup competition as they host West Ham in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

    When and at what time will Manchester United vs West Ham kick off?

    Game: Manchester United vs West Ham

    Venue: Old Trafford

    Date: March 1, 2023

    Time: 19:45 UK

    Where to watch Manchester United vs West Ham in the FA Cup?

    The game will be shown live in the UK on ITV 1.

    The match can also be audio and video streamed on the ITVX app or website.

    Manchester United vs West Ham Team News

    There is no doubt Erik ten Hag will rotate his squad after a high octane EFL Cup final against Newcastle this past weekend.

    We could see Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tyrel Malacia in defence with Marcel Sabitzer and Scott McTominay managing Manchester United‘s midfield. Garnacho, Sancho and Weghorst could get starts.

    Christian Eriksen, Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial continue to be out injured.

    Meanwhile, West Ham welcomed Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet back into training. Gianluca Scamacca could be introduced into the West Ham attack as he marks his return from injury.

    Manchester United vs West Ham Probable XI

    Manchester United probable XI: Heaton; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia; McTominay, Sabitzer; Sancho, Fernandes, Garnacho; Weghorst

    West Ham probable XI: Areola; Johnson, Kehrer, Aguerd, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Paqueta; Benrahma, Bowen, Scamacca

    Manchester United vs West Ham Prediction

    Both teams will come into this game high on confidence after earning victories in their respective games over the weekend, however, Manchester United look in a completely different frame of mind and are operating at a pretty high level.

    Moreover, they won a trophy over the weekend and will be looking to continue their upward momentum, thus showing more urgency to get a result.

    We think Manchester United will win 3-1 at Old Trafford.


  • Bristol City vs Manchester City – FA Cup Fifth Round preview, team news, probable XI and prediction

    Bristol City vs Manchester City – FA Cup Fifth Round preview, team news, probable XI and prediction

    Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City will take on Bristol City in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday.

    Bristol come into this one on the back of a 12 game unbeaten run in all competitions and will look to cause a major upset in the Cup by defeating the favourites for the tournament in Man City.

    When and at what time will Bristol City vs Manchester City kick off?

    Game: Bristol City vs Manchester City

    Venue: Ashton Gate

    Date: February 28, 2023

    Time: 20:00 UK

    Where to watch Bristol City vs Manchester City in the FA Cup?

    The game will be shown live in the UK on ITV 1 and STV Scotland.

    The game can also be audio and video streamed on STV Player, TalkSport Radio UK, ITVX

    Bristol City vs Manchester City Team News

    Bristol defender Rob Atkinson is expected miss the rest of the campaign due to a cruciate ligament rupture, after Ayman Benarous suffering a similar fate earlier in the season. Kal Naismith, Kane Wilson and Tommy Conway too will miss this clash, whereas Harry Cornick and Anis Mehmeti are both cup-tied.

    Manchester City could welcome back Aymeric Laporte from illness, however John Stones could miss the clash. Expect players like Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez and new signing Maximo Perrone forcing their way in.

    Bristol City vs Manchester City Probable XI

    Bristol City probable XI: O’Leary; Tanner, Vyner, Kalas, Pring; James, Williams; Sykes, Scott, Bell; Wells

    Manchester City probable XI: Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Ake, Gomez; Silva, Phillips, Gundogan; Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden

    Bristol City vs Manchester City Prediction

    There is no doubt Manchester City are miles ahead against Bristol on paper in terms of the squad Pep Guardiola has at his disposal. However, fielding a totally new XI compared to the last game could see City struggle to settle in the early parts of the game.

    But, there is no doubt the Cityzens will claim the win. We predict a 3-1 win for Manchester City.