Oliver Glasner Says FA Cup Victory Would Mean More To Crystal Palace Than Manchester City

‎Crystal Palace manager, Oliver Glasner, believes that winning Saturday’s FA Cup final would hold greater significance for his club than it would for their Wembley opponents, Manchester City.

‎While Pep Guardiola aims for his 19th trophy with City, Palace has never secured a major trophy in their history.

‎The unfashionable South London club twice lost in the FA Cup final against Manchester United in 1990 and 2016.

‎Palace’s third appearance in the final comes against a City team experiencing their worst season in eight years.

‎Glasner understands that City is eager to avoid their first trophyless season since 2016/17, but he believes winning would be a special achievement for the Eagles.

‎”If something is the first time in your life, then maybe it means more to you than when you have it every single year,” Glasner told reporters on Friday.

‎”Under Pep, how many trophies have they won, how many City have, how many finals they have played? It’s definitely more than Crystal Palace has.

‎”Still, for the players, for a manager, for a club, winning a trophy is always something great in a season.

‎”So I don’t expect that they will wave the white flag and then say, ‘OK, it’s a first title for Crystal Palace, you should get it.’ I think they will fight to win it.”

‎Glasner expects influential midfielder Adam Wharton to feature at Wembley after he was ruled out of Sunday’s Premier League win at Tottenham.

‎Palace can be encouraged by their resilient 2-2 draw against City at Selhurst Park in December.

‎However, in the rematch at the Etihad Stadium in April, Guardiola’s team fought back to secure a 5-2 victory.

‎But Palace’s impressive 3-0 win over Aston Villa in the semi-finals has led some pundits to back them to shock City on Saturday.

‎And Glasner sees no reason why Palace can not upset the odds at Wembley.

‎”It’s football. So many things can happen, but we want to do it in our way. We will do it in our way, and then I think we have the best chance to win the final,” he said.

‎”I think City will do the same. This is why 90,000 will watch, and I don’t know how many millions more on TV, because nobody knows the result, but we feel ready to win it.”