Matteo Darmian's four years with Manchester United have given him an added incentive to wreck Manchester City’s treble dreams.
The last English club to complete the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble were United in 1999, and City will emulate them if they overcome Darmian’s current club Inter Milan on Saturday.
Darmian was at Old Trafford from 2015-19 and featured in four Manchester derbies, claiming a win, two draws and a defeat.
‘Being a former United player is probably extra motivation,’ he admitted. ‘It will be good to play against them. It will be like a derby for me.
‘We need to be ready and play our own game to beat them. It will not be easy.
‘They are the best team in the world but we have our qualities and we have to show them. We have the ability to beat them.’
Inter are due to travel to Istanbul on Thursday ahead of their most significant game for 13 years. Under Jose Mourinho in 2010, Inter did the league and cup double before beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final.
They have already collected the Italian Cup and Italian Super Cup this season, with coach Simone Inzaghi winning his last seven cup finals with Lazio and Inter.
Inzaghi has two main selection dilemmas heading into the final. He must decide whether to pair Edin Dzeko or on-loan Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku with Lautaro Martinez in attack, as well as whether to gamble on the fitness of Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The former Manchester United and Arsenal midfielder has not played since sustaining an injury in the second leg of the semi-final win over city rivals AC Milan.
Leavemedfurkalone
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Don’t talk until after the game. Let’s see if you made it alive bro ! You obviously dont know what man city is gonna be throwing at you … You’ve never seen KDB or Haaland or Gundokan or silver at their best before I guess
zackman
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Please , your club is way down below the best in the world . You have no chance whatsoever. You’re a dreamer . Your team got to the finals playing the weakest teams that’s the only reason your team is on the final . City will have you for breakfast . Your team will be forgotten the same minute the final ends .
Please tell me how many UCLs do MAN C have????
emabkr42
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No wonder his former club is Man United 😭😭😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🥱
Moschino™
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don't talk to much
Don't bother...we're winning
Mepalmsy
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Please , your club is way down below the best in the world . You have no chance whatsoever. You’re a dreamer . Your team got to the finals playing the weakest teams that’s the only reason your team is on the final . City will have you for breakfast . Your team will be forgotten the same minute the final ends .
win before you talk... inter has been there three times they deserve some respect...and just remember football isn't played with just your quality of players...just shut up and wait for Inter to surprise the world... you talk as if it is a done deal for City
Rewilpst
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don't talk to much
Conradfvs
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Please , your club is way down below the best in the world . You have no chance whatsoever. You’re a dreamer . Your team got to the finals playing the weakest teams that’s the only reason your team is on the final . City will have you for breakfast . Your team will be forgotten the same minute the final ends .
rakbceltuz
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Darmian it will never end with 😭
S100K
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Darmian, it'll end in tears... 😭😭😭