Is the FA Youth Cup final on TV? When is Man Utd v Nottingham Forest, how to watch, time and teams

Manchester United are set to take on Nottingham Forest in today’s FA Youth Cup Final to decide who will be crowned winners for 2022.

A record crowd of over 70,000 is expected to flock to Old Trafford to watch the youngsters compete, with the Red Devils holding the home advantage after being drawn out first in February’s draw.

The clash will be Forest’s first team in the final, while United are the Youth Cup’s most successful club and will be aiming to add an eleventh title to their collection.

However, it will be the first time they have featured in the final since 2011 when a team consisting of Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba and Ravel Morrison beat Sheffield United.

The Blades’ former boss Travis Binnion is the one that will now lead United out at Old Trafford this evening and he will come up against Forest’s Warren Joyce - the former United reserve team and academy coach.

Here is all you need to know ahead of tonight’s monumental match.

When is the FA Youth Cup final?

The 2022 FA Youth Cup Final takes place tonight (Wednesday 11 May) and will kick off at 7.30pm.

United’s home ground, Old Trafford, will host the game.

Is the FA Youth Cup final on TV?

No, the match won’t be on TV and will instead be live streamed online.

You can watch the match live on The FA Player, MUTV or as part of a Paid Online Event on Facebook for 99p.

There will also be highlights shown on United and Forest’s YouTube channels.

Squads

Manchester United

United’s 2022 squad have a lot to live up to following the previous big names that won the Cup over 10 years ago.

The U18 team has a number of recognisable names including former Barcelona youngster, Marc Jurado.

The right-back has impressed for the Red Devils and has already featured for the U23s and trained with the first team.

Similarly, Daniel Gore and Isak Hansen-Aaroen have also trained with the senior team, while Alejandro Garnacho has heaps of promise after making his Premier League debut this season, as well as being called up to the senior Argentina team in March.

Nottingham Forest

Meanwhile, Forest also have their own plethora of talent, with Dale Taylor one name that has already earned his first senior cap for Northern Ireland and is on Steve Cooper’s radar.

Other names include centre-forward Detlef Esapa Osong, 15-year-old defender Zach Abbott and Michael Johnson’s son Pharrell.