The Premier League season is all but over, with Manchester City having been crowned champions last weekend for the third straight season, and fifth time in six years.
Their hunt for the ultimate treble will continue when they face their city rivals, Manchester United, in the FA Cup Final, before taking on Inter in the Champions League showpiece.
Surprisingly, this will be the first ever all-Manchester FA Cup Final. United have won the trophy 12 times – behind only Arsenal with 14 – while City are searching for their seventh title.
Pep Guardiola’s side are favourites for the trophy, having once again shown their dominance over English football this season. However, United did win the last meeting between the two sides – a 2-1 comeback victory in the league at Old Trafford in January.
When is the 2023 FA Cup Final?
The FA Cup Final takes place on Saturday 3 June at Wembley Stadium. Kick-off is at 3pm.
Normally the cup final is held in mid-May, but it has been pushed back two weeks due to the second half of the season being delayed because of the World Cup.
This will be the first time since 2011 that the final has been played at 3pm – what many view as the traditional time. In recent years it has been held later in the afternoon.
The final will be shown live on BBC One and ITV1. You will also be able to watch online via BBC iPlayer and ITVX.
How will train strikes affect travel?
Train drivers’ union Aslef has announced plans to strike on Wednesday 31 May and on the day of the final itself – Saturday 3 June – while members of the RMT will strike the day before the final, on Friday 2 June.
“Fully support your right to strike but you don’t do yourself any favours with date selection,” wrote one Manchester United fan on Twitter, while another said that his weekend plans have been “thrown into doubt”.
A Manchester City fan described the decision to strike the day before the historic game as “brutal”, with many supporters already having paid for match tickets, train fares and hotel rooms.
National Rail said: “Train companies will be busy assessing how this will affect their ability to provide services and so full details about the level of service each train operating company will be able to run are not yet known for all days. However, passengers are warned to expect significant disruption as it is likely to result in little or no services across large areas of the network. Services are also likely to be disrupted and start later on the day immediately following a strike day.
“More details about the level of service each train company will run will be provided as soon as it is known. The National Rail Journey Planner has not yet been updated with all planned alterations for all dates.”
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