MANCHESTER City will be looking to put last year’s FA Cup final disappointment behind them and salvage a below-par season when they face Crystal Palace in the 144th edition of the competition on

The FA Cup final takes on Saturday when Crystal Palace face Manchester City at Wembley, looking to get their hands on the trophy for the first time. It is the third time that the London side have reached the final, losing to Manchester United on both previous occasions back in 1990 and 2016.

I just have a feeling this is going to be a classic FA Cup final - I really hope so, anyway. We know Palace can cause City problems from their trip to Etihad Stadium a few weeks ago. City won 5-2 in the end but I don't think that scoreline really reflects what a close contest it was - Palace went 2-0 up and only a marginal offside call stopped them from leading 3-0 before Pep's side fought back.