Manchester City played for the third straight FA Cup final on Saturday afternoon as they hoped to add major silverware to the otherwise incredible season.

The same fixture was repeated a year later after a victory at this stage of the match in the 2023 match phase, a year later, Old Trafford Club repeated the same fixtures.

Now Manchester City will not only win the trophy from their city rivals, but also capture the last piece of silver for outgoing club legend Kevin de Bruyne.

The last outing was far from the ideal preparation for Guardiola stars as they beat them 0-0 on the Premier League path as Southampton side, which already associated it, grabbed two points from the top five chase club.

As for Crystal Palace, they have remained unbeaten since mid-April and have had impressive results in Premier League and Cup matches, including a 2-2 shot at Arsenal, a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa in the semifinals and a 0-2 victory at Tottenham.

Pep Guardiola has only one star completely eliminated at the moment, as John Stones continues to recover from long-term damage issues, while Rodri and Oscar Bobb are unlikely to play any role in the game despite being on par with the first teams in practice.

Before confirming team news at Wembley Stadium this weekend, some preliminary information began filtering out the starting lineup about Manchester City from journalists and sources throughout social media.

According to Manchester Evening News, Pep Guardiola traveled to the capital with a 28-man contingent, although it could only be named the 20-man match-day team in his Cup final.

Manchester City's travel team

goalkeeper: Ederson, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Scott Carson.

Defenders: Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Nathan Ake, Rico Lewis, Nico O'Reilly, Abdukodir Khusanov, Voters reisa, Matheus Nunes.

Midfielder: Nico Gonzalez, Rodri, Mateo Kovocic, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Claudio Echeverri, James McAtee, Phil Foden.

forward: Oscar Bobb, Savinho, Omar Marmoush, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku.

Oliver Glasner and Pep Guardiola are expected to confirm their respective Crystal Palace and Manchester City starting lineups around 15:30 pm on Saturday.

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