Javi Gracia stands in Pep Guardiola's way

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Pep Guardiola is aiming to become the first manager to win an English domestic treble when his Manchester City side take on Watford in tomorrow's FA Cup final, but a fellow Spaniard stands in his way. Watford manager Javi Gracia may not have the reputation that Guardiola...

City beat Watford in both meetings in the league, 2-1 at Vicarage Road and 3-1 at the Etihad, but Gracia believes his team showed enough in those games to have hope they could pull off a surprise at Wembley.

In contrast, City will be making their 11th appearance in the traditional finale to the English season and have won the competition five times, most recently in 2011. "No teams in England have done that before, so we have to challenge, compete and be focused on this game," Guardiola said.

 

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