Three days after the Premier League match, Manchester City and Chelsea face off again in an FA Cup third round blockbuster. Both clubs have won this competition 14 times. After losing 1:0 to today’s opponents this week, Manchester United became the first team to have beaten the Pensioners in a four-straight shutout this century. The last time when only Bolton managed to do this was in 1960. Moreover, the statistics allow us to hope for success, given that the heavenly have not lost in home cup matches since 2015. Things are going well for Pep Guardiola in the Premier League, where his team has chalked up 12 wins and three draws over 17 rounds, which translates into 39 points and second position in the standings. It is impossible not to note the performance habitual for the team. The Mancunians scored 45 times. In the last game before the victory over the capital, the Citizens tied with Everton (1:1). Diaz, Laporte and Mendy will not be able to take part in this fight.
After losing last season’s FA Cup final to Liverpool, the visitors became the first team to finish runners-up in three successive stages. This suggests that the team has enough motivation in this tournament. More encouraging is the fact that they beat Manchester City 1:0 in the semi-finals two seasons ago and have not lost at that stage since the 1997/98 season. The Londoners then lost to Manchester United with a score 3:5, with Gianluca Vialli scoring twice, who died at the age of 58 this week. In the Premier League tournament, Graham Potter’s wards recorded seven wins and four peaceful outcomes after 17 rounds, which corresponds to 25 points and 10th position in the standings. It is impossible not to note the weak game in the attack, which differed only 20 times. In the infirmary of guests are Mendy, Loftus Cheek, Chilwell, Kante, James, Fofana and Broja, who has a knee injury.
