A stunning strike from Jesse Lingard took Manchester United to their first silverware in practically three years, as the Red Devils triumphed 2-1 over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup Final.
United fell behind to substitute Jason Puncheon’s 78th-minute strike, however Juan Mata leveled inside 180 seconds to take the redirection to additional time.
Chris Smalling – prior caught in strife in the wake of pulling back an objective bound Connor Wickham – saw red just before the end of the essential extra 15 minutes taking after a foul on Yannick Bolasie, however substitute Lingard demonstrated the Reds legend as they scratched their name on the definitely comprehended trophy for a record-equalling twelfth time and first since 2004, disposing of pre-match hypothesis that Van Gaal is to be supplanted by Jose Mourinho.
The Dutchman’s inability to control United into the Champions League is a key motivation for his conceivable way out, yet the 64-year-old can at any rate boast a central honor from his two-year residency after Saturday’s legitimized triumph.
Regardless, it was catastrophe for Crystal Palace and their boss Alan Pardew, who played when the club last refined the Cup final – United winning in 1990 after a replay – and regulated West Ham in their 2006 order shootout misfortune to Liverpool.
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