City coach Vidmar relishing first all Melbourne A League Grand Final

Melbourne City coach Aurelio Vidmar acknowledges being wary of Melbourne Victorys attacking threat ahead of the first-ever A-League Grand Final meeting between the crosstown rivals next weekend.

Vidmars side confirmed their progress to the season-ending clash on Saturday as a 1-1 draw with Western United completed a 4-1 aggregate win for City, who will take on Victory following their 2-1 success over two legs against Auckland FC.

Its a Grand Final, Vidmar told a post-match press conference. Youve got to be ready for it. The best team will win.

Very rarely you play poorly in a Grand Final and win it. So the team that performs close to their best will win. You cant think too far ahead.

Lets hope its a good game. Two good football teams. Theyve got so much power in the front area, weve defended so well this year.

We also have a few things up our sleeve up top as well. I think it should be an entertaining game for the fans.

A 3-0 win in the first leg last week had put City in command of the tie, and a 20th-minute strike from veteran fullback Aziz Behich extinguished any hope of a Western United comeback, with Noah Botich netting a consolation for John Aloisis side.

The result, coupled with Victorys success in Auckland, means the two Melbourne-based sides will meet in the season-ender for the first time in the 14 seasons since City joined the competition as Melbourne Heart in 2010.

The stars have aligned for football fans next week, said Vidmar. Its going to be a super week, we just have to enjoy it.

Whatever comes our way, Im sure theres going to be lots of things happening, but well just try to keep as calm as we can and enjoy it. You