The best news for Ten Hag on his attempt to win the FA Cup

Manchester United are fine-tuning their preparations ahead of their clash with Manchester City in what promises to be a thrilling game with the FA Cup title at stake. The Manchester Derby is set for 3 June and with just days to go, Erik Ten Hag has the best news of all to alert Pep Guardiola and his charges.

The Manchester teams go into this fixture with the aim of finishing their season with a domestic double. In the case of Manchester City, Premier League champions and in the case of the Red Devils, FA Cup winners. In the run-up to the final, many see the Citizens as clear title contenders, however, for Ten Hag it is not a foregone conclusion.

According to the Old Trafford manager, the players are excited about this match and believe faithfully that they can become FA Cup winners. Now, the club receives the most important boost of all, as it has been confirmed that one of its star players can play in the final despite his injury a few days ago, when he was stretchered out of the match.

It is precisely Antony, Manchester City's Brazilian striker, who has very concrete options to arrive physically whole to the FA Cup final. For this reason, the team would arrive in full for this match, where the pressure is on the side of the Citizens, who for many are the favourites.

Will Antony start against Manchester City?

The reality is that the player's presence from the first minute is not as simple as it seems. Although it is a final, Erik Ten Hag is aware that the slightest mistake could cost his player an even longer injury. It is very likely that the player will have minutes, but at the moment, his starting place is very complicated, so the football will pass through the feet of Marcus Rashford, who will be the reference in attack.