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Man Utd make FA Cup history with feat that's not been achieved since 1885

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Updated 19:21 21 Apr 2024 GMT+1Published 18:26 21 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Man Utd make FA Cup history with feat that's not been achieved since 1885

Manchester United beat Coventry City to reach the FA Cup final on 25 May.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Manchester United have helped make FA Cup history with a feat that hasn't been seen in 139 years.

The Red Devils beat Championship side Coventry City in a pulsating semi-final at Wembley.

Scott McTominay opened the scoring for the Red Devils before Harry Maguire doubled the lead with a header just before half-time.

Bruno Fernandes put United 3-0 up with a deflected effort in the second half and the game looked dead and buried.

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But Coventry weren't letting up without a fight and hit back with two goals in quick succession from Ellis Simms and Callum O'Hare, before Haji Wright converted a last-minute penalty after Aaron-Wan Bissaka was penalised for a handball.

The Sky Blues thought they had won it at the death in extra time when Victor Torp popped up, only for the goal to be chalked off for an offside in the build-up.

The clash went all the way to penalties, where United prevailed 4-2 after Rasmus Hojlund converted the winning spot-kick.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

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United's unconvincing win sets up a rematch of last season's FA Cup final against rivals Manchester City, who beat Chelsea 1-0 a day earlier at Wembley.

It was first time that the two had met in the FA Cup final, with City prevailing 2-1 after a stunning brace from captain Ilkay Gundogan - including the fastest goal in the final's history 13 seconds in.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

But lighting has struck twice and the two will lock horns at Wembley once again in a historic fixture.

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The last time the same two sides were in the FA Cup final for two consecutive seasons was back in 1885.

Blackburn Rovers faced Scottish side Queen's Park and won on both occasions.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Manchester United, FA Cup, Manchester City

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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