Ilkay Gundogan's goal after 12 seconds - the fastest FA Cup final goal in history - is the abiding memory of City's 2-1 win last year. Bruno Fernandes equalised from a penalty but a second Gundogan strike sealed City's fourth and most significant victory in nine FA Cup derbies dating back almost a century.
United won the next four ties against City, starting with another fourth-round meeting in 1970 when Brian Kidd - a future assistant manager of both clubs - scored twice in a 3-0 win. Norman Whiteside scored the only goal in 1987's third-round tie and Eric Cantona's penalty proved decisive in a 2-1 fifth-round win in 1996.
This will be the first time in 129 years that the same two clubs have met in the final in consecutive seasons. Queen's Park, the only Scottish side to play in an FA Cup final, were beaten by Blackburn in both 1884 and 1885 at the Oval.
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