Manchester City are within spitting distance of a treble. Not a treble. 𝙏𝙃𝙀 treble. The one Manchester United won in 1999. The same club that stands between MCFC and FA Cup glory. Could it be the most important match ever between the two clubs?
. He was clearly well-versed on the topic. “I understand the feeling from the Man United fans about it,” he said. “We will do everything to give them that. We will give everything. More than 100 per cent you can’t do. The fans can rely on that.”
Sir Alex Ferguson with Manchester United director Maurice Watkins and the club’s unprecedented treble in 1999 . “We can do it because we proved it,” Ten Hag said. “But it is not an easy job, they are a great team. But we also have a great team, we can beat them. We have to play the perfect game. The key? I don’t tell you. I keep that for myself.”There is an argument that the cup final will be the most important Manchester derby in history if the treble is still there for City.
The 2011 FA Cup semi-final, also at Wembley, served as a marker for the dominance City would go on to enjoy and had tens of thousands of fans travelling down to London contributing to a fierce atmosphere in the stands and on the streets. The league game in the April of the 2011-12 season at the Etihad, when Vincent Kompany scored the winner to ignite City’s attempt to claim their first Premier League title, was a seismic moment, too.
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