Pep Guardiola and Erik ten Hag show different Man City and Man United approaches to FA Cup final

As Pep Guardiola gave a calm assessment of Manchester City's Premier League defeat at Brentford, Erik ten Hag was taking the microphone at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag told the Manchester United fans that his side 'have a really good chance' to win the FA Cup final against City next season, prompting defiant chants from the stands. Over in West London, Guardiola was philosophical over the performance of his second-string City side, and ordered his players to take two days off and think about anything but United.

The FA have already engraved the word 'Manchester' on the FA Cup, given the certainty that one of United or City will win the FA Cup this week. Ten Hag will hope his good first season will end in two cups and a top-three finish - Guardiola knows there will still be a bigger prize at stake and hopes a third trophy will have 'Manchester' engraved on it come June 10.

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"There's still one game to go and I'm sure these players will give everything to beat Manchester City next week," Ten Hag said into the microphone on the Old Trafford pitch. "I'm sure we have a really good chance to take the cup back to Old Trafford."

In contrast, Guardiola said: "Enjoy two days with your families. Don’t see each other. Wednesday we prepare the first final."

Guardiola has been keen to ease the burden on his players since the Premier League title was sealed last weekend. He said a number of his players are 'mentally exhausted', prompting four key men to be left in Manchester as the second string lost at Brentford. For the second time in a week, the City bench would probably have beaten the starters if they were put in a head-to-head game.

So Guardiola's