Guardiola outlines Crystal Palace threat ahead of FA Cup final | OneFootball

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called Crystal Palace a ‘fantastic team’ ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup final between the sides.

City and Palace meet in the FA Cup final at Wembley tomorrow. The South Londoners are aiming to win the first major trophy in their history, though Guardiola has played down Palace’s status as underdogs.

He believes Oliver Glasner’s side are full of threat, with the Eagles having scored twice in each of their last four meetings with Manchester City.

“It is a fantastic team. They have had a really good second part of the season. They have had more than a year with Oliver [Glasner] working with the same players. It’s the final of the FA Cup, it’s an honour and a privilege. Third time in a row being there and we have to perform well. We travel to London to win the title.

“They are a threat because they have quality. [Jean-Philippe] Mateta is strong and the quality in [Eberechi] Eze is obvious and of course the pace from [Ismaila] Sarr.

“Sarr against Aston Villa in the semi-finals they punished them a lot, incredible pace. But not just him, Munoz, [Adam] Wharton is really good holding midfielder who links well inside. They are well structured defensively and their set pieces is one of the best in the Premier League. It’s a final. If we play against Palace or Aston Villa it would be the same. It’s a final, we cannot expect anything different.”

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