The 2024 English Neighborhood Defend takes place at Wembley this afternoon. Try the perfect info, stats and analyse the Opta knowledge with our Manchester Metropolis vs Manchester United stats web page.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all of the Manchester Metropolis vs Manchester United stats from Wembley Stadium as these two Premier League rivals battle it out for the primary piece of silverware in 2024-25, with the Neighborhood Defend up for grabs.
The match centre beneath consists of staff and participant stats, anticipated objectives knowledge, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and extra. It provides you every part it’s worthwhile to do your personal post-match evaluation.
Beneath the match centre yow will discover the official Opta stats on the sport as effectively.
Manchester Metropolis vs Manchester United: Pre-Match Information
- This would be the third time Manchester Metropolis and Manchester United have met within the Neighborhood Defend – Manchester United have received each earlier matchups, 1-0 in 1956 and 3-2 in 2011.
- That is the eighth time within the historical past of the Neighborhood Defend that the match has been a repeat of the earlier season’s FA Cup closing, after 1957 (Man Utd vs Aston Villa), 1977 (Man Utd vs Liverpool), 1985 (Everton vs Man Utd), 1986 (Everton vs Liverpool), 1988 (Liverpool vs Wimbledon), 2007 (Man Utd vs Chelsea) and 2017 (Arsenal vs Chelsea).
- Of the final eight events the Neighborhood Defend has been between the earlier season’s champions and FA Cup winners, the staff to have received the FA Cup has received the defend seven instances, with the exception being Manchester Metropolis’s 2-0 win over Chelsea in 2018.
- That is the fourth consecutive yr Manchester Metropolis are showing within the Neighborhood Defend, although they didn’t win the trophy in any of 2021, 2022 or 2023. Solely Manchester United (1998 to 2001) have didn’t win the Neighborhood Defend in 4 consecutive years.
- Together with shared victories, Man United have received the Neighborhood Defend extra usually than some other aspect (21). The Purple Devils have received the trophy of their final 4 appearances, with this their first since a 2-1 win over Leicester in 2016 in José Mourinho’s first match in cost.
- Each Manchester Metropolis and Manchester United have been runners-up 9 instances in Neighborhood Defend matches – whoever fails to win the trophy this yr would be the first membership to take action on 10 events.
- Man Metropolis striker Erling Haaland has been concerned in 9 objectives in six appearances in opposition to Manchester United, scoring six and helping three. Nonetheless, he’s but to register a single aim involvement in 4 appearances at Wembley Stadium.
- Man Metropolis’s Phil Foden has been concerned in seven objectives in his final six appearances in opposition to Manchester United, scoring six and helping one. Solely in opposition to Brighton (8) has he scored extra membership profession objectives than he has in opposition to the Purple Devils (6).
- 19-year-old Kobbie Mainoo scored for Man Utd of their FA Cup closing victory in opposition to Man Metropolis in Could. The one participant to attain within the FA Cup closing and subsequent Neighborhood Defend match as a teen is Nicolas Anelka for Arsenal in 1998.
- Marcus Rashford has scored six objectives in opposition to Manchester Metropolis in all competitions – solely in opposition to Leicester Metropolis (8) and Liverpool (7) has he scored extra in his Manchester United profession.
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