De Gea played his part in a big win at Wembley (Image: Getty)

According to David de Gea, Manchester United have already shown they can take on Manchester City when the two met in this year’s FA Cup final.

United secured a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Brighton at Wembley on Sunday night, securing a 7-6 win from the penalty spot, with Victor Lindelof scoring the crucial penalty after Solly March’s miss.

While De Gea failed to save a single one in a near-perfect penalty shoot-out, the Spaniard made some crucial saves in the 120th minute action after a disastrous night in Thursday’s Europa League elimination against Sevilla.

United have already won the Carabao Cup and are in contention for a second trophy against City, who are chasing the treble after closing the gap to Arsenal in the Premier League title race and reaching the half of the Champions League final . Competition.

Erik ten Hag’s team was beaten 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season, but fell behind in the second leg against Pep Guardiola’s team in January.

City had been in ruthless form ahead of the season, but De Gea is confident his side can get the job done at Wembley on June 3.

“There is still a long way to go before the final, it will be an important game against one of the best teams in Europe and the world,” de Gea told BBC One.

United kept their spirits up in a thrilling penalty shootout (Picture: Getty)

“When we played them at home, we already showed that we can beat them.

“There is still a long way to go before the final. We have to finish in the top four first and then give everything in the final.”

He continued: “It was a very close match, we played a very good team.

Brighton play very good football. We are now in the final, but we have another important game on Thursday, so we have to go home and recover.

“They take great penalties, we take great penalties as always. I tried to put pressure on the shooters, they took it, but the team took perfect penalties.”