MANCHESTER UNITED have been given a glimmer of hope ahead of the FA Cup final against Manchester City.
This is because a shocking stat against the Premier League champions has emerged.
The final league table saw a 14-point gulf between Pep Guardiola’s and Erik ten Hag’s outfits.
However, the two sides are level in their head-to-head record this season.
But it is their respective away records which appear to have given the Red Devils a glimmer of hope as they aim to throw a spanner into Man City’s Treble dream.
United’s woeful away record against the Premier League’s top nine has been well documented.
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City’s meanwhile is far from infallible and leaves a lot to be desired.
While United failed to win any of their eight clashes, City only managed to do one better.
This being said, the Cityzens sole victory came at the most important ground in the title race against Arsenal – the Emirates.
In addition, City did manage to draw three matches, whereas United drew just one.
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It should also be noted that United held a gargantuan -20 goal difference from these matches.
Meanwhile, Man City had a far more respectable -2 goal difference.
With the relative frailties of both teams coming to bare ahead of the Wembley showdown, the neutral venue may prove to be a great equaliser.
The two sides’ history when facing one another at Wembley boils down to two games in 2011, when City triumphed in an FA Cup semi-final before Utd won the Community Shield later on.
United have history in the Cup on their side too.
They have won it more times (12 to 6) and have beaten City in five of the last six meetings in the competition – with the one exception being the FA Cup semi-final in 2011.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
