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June 4, 2023

Lineup (3-4-3)

Manchester City Vs Manchester United "The Manchester Derby" - FA Cup Final (03/06/2023)

GK ORTEGA MORENO
CB/RB WALKER
CB RÚBEN DIAS (Rúben)
CB/LB AKANJI
DMF/CB STONES
DMF RODRI (Rodrigo)
RMF/RWF BERNARDO SILVA (Bernardo)
LMF/LWF GREALISH
AMF/CMF DE BRUYNE
AMF/CMF GÜNDOĞAN
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Foden for De Bruyne (76 mn), Aké for Grealish (89 mn) and Laporte for Walker (94 mn - Injury)
Notes: Gündoğan scored the fastest ever FA Cup goal in the history of the competition on this match, at just 13 seconds from the start of the game
Midway through the second half, Stones relatively started to play more on the defense rather than in the midfield
Foden played as central AMF, this positioned Gündoğan relatively deeper, more closer to Rodri and Stones
By the 86th minute of the game, it became permanent his role as right CB alongside Rúben Dias, displacing Walker on the right flank and Akanji on the left flank as pure SBs
Aké played as LB, this changed the formation into a very defensive 5-4-1 lined up as: Walker (RB/CB), Stones (CB), Rúben Dias (CB), Akanji (CB), Aké (LB/CB), Bernardo Silva (RMF/AMF), Rodri (DMF), Gündoğan (DMF/CMF), Foden (LMF) and Haaland (CF)
Laporte played as left CB, this relocated Akanji in Walker's position

Captained by: İlkay Gündoğan
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/İlkay Gündoğan/Phil Foden/Rodri/Rúben Dias/Stefan Ortega Moreno
Free Kick 2: Bernardo Silva/Phil Foden
Left Corner: -
Right Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty: Erling Haaland
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Rodri

Team Strategy

★Formation A/B: 4-3-3/4-1-2-3/4-5-1 - Walker (RB), Stones (CB), Rúben Dias (CB), Akanji (LB), De Bruyne (CMF/AMF), Rodri (DMF), Gündoğan (CMF/AMF), Bernardo Silva (RWF/RMF), Haaland (CF) and Grealish (LWF/LMF)
★Pressure
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Counter Attack
★Centre Attack
★Change Sides: Stones/Rodri | De Bruyne
★Total Defense - From the 85th minute

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