Man City - Man United

I believe this final will be intense as both teams have serious defensive problems. Man City has conceded at least 2 goals in all 4 friendly matches, 4 goals against Celtic, 3 against Milan, 2 against Barcelona and Chelsea, so the alarm bells should be ringing. Meanwhile, in their 3 pre-season matches in America, United have also conceded at least 2 goals, 2 against Arsenal, 2 against Betis, and 3 against Liverpool. As they head into this final, United are struggling with injuries, with new CB Yoro suffering a serious injury, Varane being sold, and Martinez and Shaw only joining the team a few days ago. Meanwhile, Evans, Maguire and Lindelof are all on the verge of returning from minor injuries. United also won't have their wonderkid Manoo, who just returned from injury a couple of days ago, and Hojlund, who is still recovering. Half of United's starting 11 could be young players that City can take advantage of. City also have some absentees, but their squad is so deep that their bench players can easily replace their starters, so they are better prepared for this final. And City's offense has looked better and better in every friendly, scoring 3 against Celtic, 2 against Milan, 2 against Barcelona, and 4 against Chelsea. This will be City's first chance to get back at United for their defeat in the FA Cup final at the end of last season.

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