Manchester United Lost A Little Ammunition Against Manchester City In FA Cup Final

Manchester United player, Anthony Martial. (Photo: Twitter @ManUtd)

JAKARTA - Anthony Martial was confirmed absent when Manchester United faced Manchester City in the FA Cup final, Saturday, June 3. The player reportedly suffered a hamstring injury.

The French player got the injury when he appeared against Fulham in the last Premier League match on Sunday, May 28.

The certainty of Martial's absence was revealed by the club through their official website, Wednesday, May 31. "Anthony Martial missed the FA Cup final on Saturday against Manchester City due to injury," wrote MU.

"The results of the examination revealed that there was a muscle tear that made the 27-year-old player absent from the match at Wembley," the statement continued, as quoted by Antara.

Martial himself has appeared 29 games and scored nine goals in all competitions for Manchester United this season, but his performances are often plagued by a series of injuries. He made just 11 appearances out of 21 appearances as a starter in the Premier League.

The two Manchester clubs will face each other for the third time this season in the FA Cup final which will take place at Wembley Stadium, London.

Manchester United will have a dual mission in this match. In addition to winning the title, MU tried to thwart Manchester City's attempt to match their record of winning trebles.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City has won the English Premier League trophy and has the opportunity to win the FA Cup and Champions League trophies.

Manchester United itself is the only Premier League club to win three trophies at once in a season as the only Premier League team to ever win three trophies at once in a season.