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Manchester United will be City’s biggest obstacle to their treble hopes
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag with his players after their final Premier League home match on May 28.
PHOTO: REUTERS
LONDON – Between the two tribes of Manchester, there is a shared sense of dread for Saturday’s FA Cup final.
For Manchester United, the fear of being heavily beaten by Pep Guardiola’s multiple champions in English football’s national showpiece: Lose and City are on course to emulate United’s greatest achievement, the sacred treble of 1999.


