Willian, who joined the Blues in 2013, left the club at the end of last season following the expiration of his contract.

Remarkably, this is the third time that the two finalists have faced each other in the biggest match in English football, with Arsenal coming out on top on both occasions.

In 1998/99 Manchester United won the league, FA Cup and Champions League, lifting all three in the space of 10 memorable May days. But in the Premier League their record of 79 points is the second lowest of the 13 titles, as they edged past Arsenal by a point. In a poll conducted by MM, Mark Stillman finds out just why that iconic season is considered the best.

A look back inside the game between Manchester United and Chelsea, the European Cup final from 2008.

When Manchester City lined up against Crystal Palace the other week, it looked as though 11 ice lollies had taken to the field, in their bright yellow and pink kits.

Modern sport, and football in particular, looks to have developed an ever increasing reliance on statistics.

Pep Guardiola and Maurizio Sarri’s teams last season played out two of the Champions League’s most entertaining matches when Manchester City and Italian side Napoli met in the group stages of the competition.

With Manchester City having strolled to the Premier League title and Liverpool through to the Champions League final, Manchester United’s season could end in disaster – unless they beat Chelsea in tomorrow’s FA Cup final.

Women’s football fans across the country are in for a treat if Chelsea and Manchester City end up going head-to-head in the semi-finals of the SSE Women’s FA Cup, according to England legend Sue Smith.

After a car crash couple of days for Manchester City, the Sky Blues head to Stamford Bridge on Saturday without new signing Benjamin Mendy and Sergio Aguero in what appears to be one of the landmark fixtures of the season.

This weekend the Premier League will be back and most are looking to place outright bets. We have asked the experts which way to go