WINNING FINAL, NOT SILENCING NOISY CITY

Ten Hag focusing on United, not rivals’ treble bid in first Mancunian Wembley final

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LONDON - All roads from Manchester lead to Wembley Stadium on Saturday for the first-ever FA Cup final between the city's arch-rivals - a fitting climax to the domestic season and a clash loaded with significance for both clubs.

For Manchester City, an FA Cup triumph would give them a shot at repeating Manchester United's treble of 1999 - the only season in which a club won the English Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.

For United, it represents the chance to add the FA Cup to the League Cup they won in February - a domestic Cup double they have never achieved.

Having also finished third in the Premier League, it would represent an impressive first season at the helm for Dutch manager Erik ten Hag.

Another trophy is motivation enough for United, but stopping City's march towards a treble that could be sealed a week later in Istanbul against Inter Milan will fuel their hunger.

Ten Hag, however, wants his team to focus only on themselves.

"It is a good test on Saturday. We want to win a Cup, it's not about stopping them, it's about we winning the Cup," he said.