Manchester City will face Chelsea in the FA Cup at Wembley on Saturday evening as they bid for a second cup title in three months.
The Blues won their first trophy in two seasons by defeating Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final at the national stadium in March and Pep Guardiola‘s side could yet win a domestic treble in the final 10 days of the season.
City enter the cup final off the back of back-to-back 3-0 Premier League wins over Brentford and Crystal Palace, the latter of whom saw the Blues make six changes to their starting XI with several key players rested for the battle against Calum McFarlane and co.
Confirmed Line-Ups: Chelsea vs Manchester City (FA Cup Final)
Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki and Jeremy Doku have all returned to the line-up against the south-west London outfit, who will be desperate to take full advantage of their shot at silverware to put a happy turn on a hugely disappointing season.
Guardiola said ahead of the final that he had a near fully-fit squad available amid doubts over the availability of Rodri, who missed City’s last five games after suffering a calf injury in April’s 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.
A late decision was made on the Spain international’s fitness and ahead of Saturday’s 15:00 UK kick-off against Chelsea, Rodri has been deemed fit to start alongside City captain Bernardo Silva in the middle of the park in the English capital.
Nico Gonzalez was excluded from the matchday squad against Crystal Palace in midweek and the 24-year-old midfielder has failed to make the cut once again, which could have ramifications on his future at the club heading into the summer transfer window.
Rayan Cherki was rested against Palace and despite coming off the bench to set up Savinho for a brilliant third Manchester City goal, the France international has been named among the substitutes at Wembley.
Omar Marmoush has been rewarded for his stellar goalscoring form of late with a start against Chelsea, with Savinho and Phil Foden on the bench and potential options to turn to in the second-half for Guardiola.
