A keen spectator at the first leg two weeks ago, Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler is eagerly anticipating Wednesday's FA Youth Cup final decider at the City of Manchester Stadium. We caught up with him to preview this appetising fixture.

A veteran of Youth Cup finals since 1993, the year Sky began covering the competition, Tyler has seen established stars such as Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher and our own Frank Lampard and Joe Cole make their live TV debuts in the competition.

'It has been a whole host of star-spotting experiences,' he enthused. 'The first final at Man United included Scholes, Beckham, Butt, the Neville brothers, Keith Gillespie, and they lost!

'More recently we've had people like Agbonlahor, Wayne Rooney played in 2002 and lost to an Aston Villa side that included Steven Davis and Liam Ridgewell. It has been a tremendous research engine for people like me and the viewers.'

Tyler also believes he saw plenty in the first leg to suggest that the deciding second will be worthy of the occasion.

'I really thought it was a very high quality contest, between two bright and emerging teams. It's put us all on alert for what should be a really super second leg,' the commentator told chelseafc.com.

'Both goalkeepers made some very good saves, and I thought both teams took it on as an attacking exercise.'

He also pinpointed the two goal scorers from the first leg as ones to watch tomorrow night.

'The two goal scorers deserved their prominence and were both outstanding. I know a lot more about Daniel Sturridge from commentating in the Youth Cup previously, and he scored an FA Cup goal in front of our cameras at Sheffield United this season.

'He is a fabulous talent and I think he will certainly take some stopping, in the first game he was a menace from first to last.

'Gaël Kakuta's goal was just reward for what he put into the game, and I didn't know he had that sort of goal in him. It was no more than Chelsea deserved but it was a brilliant goal, with a perfect delivery.'

City, who lost in the final two years ago to Liverpool, are expected to host a large crowd for the game. Tyler is hopeful that members of each club's first team will be able to attend.

'I don't know what Chelsea's representation will be but I think there will be a lot more Man City interest because at 1-1 they will be thinking they can win it,' he explained.

Whatever the result, Tyler, who lives close to our Cobham training ground, believes both sides have made a remarkable achievement just by reaching the final.

'Chelsea have the raw materials to go and win an away game, as they did in the semi-final. They've done brilliantly to get there, and I just hope whoever has to lose is appreciated as the winners certainly will be,' he began, before elaborating a little more on the Blues.

'It will be tough for them to break into the first team but it is a wonderful platform for them, and there is nothing like putting a cup win at that age level, in a national tournament on your CV.

'When I was growing up, Chelsea had all the best kids, they had a fantastic youth policy in the late '50s and '60s, and many players came through to the first team. It's been a long time since Chelsea made an impact on the Youth Cup.'

Paul Clement's squad has now put paid to that tradition, and will be hoping to go one step further at the City of Manchester Stadium. You can watch the game, which is a 7.45pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports.

Alternatively, for fans wishing to travel to the north-west, admission is £5 for adults and £1 for concessions.

Chelsea TV has live build-up to the game, with Match Night Live starting at 7pm, and returning at 9.45pm for reaction and a live phone-in.