FA Cup final: Chelsea and Manchester United go head to head at Wembley

Manchester United beat Tottenham 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley last month thanks to goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera.

And the travelling United supporters have been allocated the same pubs to drink in before and after today’s Chelsea showdown as they were against Spurs.

It includes the famous Green Man, the biggest pub in Wembley.

While Chelsea supporters have just the Copper Jug carried over from last season’s FA Cup final with Arsenal, which they lost 2-1. </s> Manchester United and Chelsea will face off Saturday, May 19 in Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup final.

Man United defeated Tottenham 2-1 back on April 21 to earn its spot in the final. After falling behind 1-0 early in the semifinal match, Manchester United got goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera to pick up the victory. With another title, it would match Arsenal for the most all-time with 13.

Chelsea, which is seeking its eight FA Cup title in club history, had a 2-0 victory over Southampton the following day in its semifinal match to advance. The teams were tied at halftime, but Chelsea jumped ahead with a goal in the 46th minute courtesy of Olivier Giroud. Alvaro Morata sealed the contest with a goal in the 82nd.

The teams last played each other in a Premier League match that Manchester United won 2-1.

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Man United take on Chelsea in this evening's FA Cup final at Wembley. Follow all the action in our live blog, with kick off at 17.15. </s> It’s finally here: the final of the English Football League cup! Manchester United will battle Southampton in Wembley Stadium on Feb. 26, with the winner raising the cup in glory! It’s going to be wild so don’t miss a single second!

It’s the first silverware of the season, and both Manchester United and Southampton FC want to leave Wembley Stadium with the EFL Cup. Jose Mourinho, 54, will push his side to bring the cup back to Old Trafford, while Southampton manager Claude Puel, 55, is in the hunt for his second managerial win against Man U. It’s go big or go home, so when the game kicks off at 11:30 AM ET, be sure you tune in to see who wins the cup!

Manchester United hasn’t won the EFL cup since 2010. Since then, Birmingham City, Liverpool, Swansea City, Chelsea and Manchester City have claimed the EFL title. The Red Devils have four titles under their belt, while The Saints have yet to win their first League cup. This is their first trip to Wembley in over 40 years, according to the Telegraph, so they want to make it a good one.

Southampton may not have as many cup wins, but they got to the final with an impressive victory over Liverpool, putting the Reds away 2-0 on aggregate. They’ve reached this final without conceding a single goal, indicating that the Saints’ defense may be heaven sent. If Nathan Redmond, 22, can score the winning goal like he did in the second leg against Liverpool, it would leave many of Southampton’s fans going “Hallelujah!”

Of course, the Red Devils may just put the Saints through hell. While Wayne Rooney, 31, is unlikely to star this match due to lingering injuries, according to the Express, the team still has Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, Marcus Rashford, 19, and Juan Mata, 28, as potential offensive threats.

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Arsenal finally has something to shout about in 2016-17.

The Gunners capped their difficult season by beating Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup final. The cup triumph followed a Premier League campaign in which Arsenal finished fifth, its lowest final position since 1996, and added gloss to an otherwise disappointing season.

Arsenal’s party started on the field and extended into the Wembley Stadium stands, where they received the soccer world’s oldest trophy.

Arsenal’s wild celebrations continued into the dressing room, and you can see many happy faces thanks to social media. </s> It is Chelsea's eighth FA Cup and first since 2012.

Chelsea moves into a tie with Tottenham Hotspur for third on the all time FA Cup champions list.

Arsenal (13) and Manchester United (12) are first and second, respectively. </s> Manchester United have won the League Cup for a fifth time

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late winner secured the EFL Cup and gave Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho his first success since his summer appointment, as brave Southampton were beaten at Wembley.

Southampton were the better side for most of this final but were left heartbroken by a controversial offside decision - and the inspiration provided by the 35-year-old Swede as he took his tally to 26 goals this season.

Saints' striker Manolo Gabbiadini saw a goal contentiously ruled out before United took an undeserved two-goal lead through Ibrahimovic's superb 19th minute free-kick and Jesse Lingard's measured finish seven minutes before the interval.

Southampton, as their performance merited, were on terms with two predatory strikes from Gabbiadini either side of half-time.

Oriel Romeu hit the woodwork before Ibrahimovic stole in on Ander Herrera's cross three minutes from time to give United a victory that looked beyond them for long spells.

Mourinho back in winners' enclosure

Mourinho was a subdued figure throughout this final - perhaps unable to disguise his discontent at what was a wretched performance by United for the most part at Wembley.

Inside, however, he will be ecstatic at holding silverware aloft once more, making himself a success with United in his first season at Old Trafford and performing the same trick he used at Chelsea to ease any pressure on himself and reassure supporters they have a winner at the helm.

Mourinho made it his business to target this trophy in his first season at Chelsea, beating Liverpool in the 2005 final, and it was his first success in his second spell at Stamford Bridge as Spurs were beaten here at Wembley in the 2015 final.

He is now level with Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough as the most successful manager in the League Cup after his fourth triumph and takes another step on the road to rehabilitation after his sacking at Chelsea last season.

He had a warm, sympathetic exchange with his Southampton counterpart Claude Puel at the final whistle, the realist Mourinho probably realising United were outplayed for large portions of a highly entertaining final.

Jose Mourinho is the first manager in Manchester United's history to win a major trophy in his first season

It will not mention that in the record books, though.

Mourinho is back among the silverware as this serial winner puts his name on United's honours board.

Zlatan the talisman

Ibrahimovic was Manchester United's man with the Midas touch, dragging them from a mire of mediocrity with his 25th and 26th goals of the season, as he secured his first success in England.

He is the leader of this developing United side, no argument brooked as team-mates stood back to let him send a 19th-minute free-kick past Southampton keeper Fraser Forster from 25 yards - although the effort was within reach of the giant stopper.

And in the closing moments, when Wembley looked for a match-winner to decide a thrilling final and prevent extra time, it was Ibrahimovic who found space among tiring Southampton defenders to power Ander Herrera's cross past Forster from six yards.

It was a goal that cements his cult status among United fans and confirms Mourinho's masterstroke in luring him to Old Trafford in one of the greatest free transfers the Premier League has seen.

United looked jaded as they were in Europa League action in Saint-Etienne on Thursday, while Saints had a two-week break - Zlatan helped refresh tired legs.

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Lady luck deserts superb Saints

Southampton's players dropped to their knees in desolation at the final whistle - and who could blame them after a superb performance left them with nothing but heartbreak?

They will complain long and hard about the decision to rule out Gabbiadini's first-half effort - a poacher's strike ruled out for offside against Ryan Bertrand, who was way out of the action at the far post while the Italian was clearly onside.

They shrugged off that disappointment to restore parity either side of half-time through the predatory Gabbiadini but had no luck whatsoever, Romeu's header bouncing back off the post with David de Gea well beaten.

Manolo Gabbiadini has scored five times in three appearances for Southampton since joining from Napoli

De Gea saved well from James Ward-Prowse and Dusan Tadic and United had several near-misses before snatching victory right at the death.

Southampton can be proud of one of the finest performances in defeat the modern Wembley has seen - but that will be no consolation to Puel's devastated players.

Man of the Match - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic provided the attacking threat which proved wrong those who felt his days as a big-game player were over. Lovely goal from a free-kick to open the scoring and a great header to clinch the trophy.

'This is what I came for' - reaction

Manchester United match-winner Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "This is a team effort. This is what I came for - to win, and I am winning. The more I win the more satisfied I get.

"You appreciate it more the older you get. Wherever I have gone I have won. I think this is trophy number 32 for me. This is what I predicted. My friend, I keep doing it. I'm enjoying it in England."

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho: "Honestly, Ibrahimovic won the game for us because he was outstanding. I can see a couple of performances - Pogba similar level - but he was outstanding.

"In a match where the opponent was better than us for long periods - they deserved to go to extra time - he made the difference and he gave us the cup.

"I'm a bit emotional yes. It's not easy to win titles and so many times. It's not easy to cope with the pressure I put myself under.

"It was a game I was feeling the difficulty. I want to pay homage to Southampton and what they deserve. We have the cup in our hands and probably should be in extra time."

Southampton manager Claude Puel: "We came back with quality. Perhaps we deserve better. It's football and congratulations to Manchester United and their players.

"Manolo Gabbiadini scored three good goals [including the disallowed goal]. There's a lot of disappointment of course. We had a fantastic game without the reward. I hope we can continue on this level."

Why Lingard loves Wembley - the stats

Jesse Lingard has scored in each of his past three appearances at Wembley for Manchester United (2016 FA Cup Final, Community Shield and League Cup final this season).

Jose Mourinho has won all four of the League Cup finals he has contested (2005, 2007, 2015 and 2017).

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has now scored six goals in his past five domestic cup finals (four goals in four games with PSG).

These were Ibrahimovic's 25th and 26th goals of the season in all competitions, the most of any Premier League player this season.

Ibrahimovic's opening goal was the first Southampton have conceded in the League Cup this season, going 468 minutes without shipping a goal in the competition.

Manolo Gabbiadini is the fourth Italian to score in the League Cup final (Fabrizio Ravanelli, Roberto di Matteo and Fabio Borini the others).

Gabbiadini is the second player to score twice in a League Cup final against Manchester United after Dean Saunders.

Manchester United have won each of their past six games at Wembley.

Only Liverpool (8) have won the League Cup more times than Manchester United (5).

What's next?

It's back to Old Trafford for Manchester United's cup winners, with Bournemouth the Premier League visitors on Saturday (12:30 GMT).

On the same day, Southampton turn their attention back to the league when they face Watford at Vicarage Road (15:00 GMT). </s> Arsenal was all smiles on Saturday as the win against Premier League winners Chelsea put a fine end to their disastrous season as the Gunners failed to qualify for next season’s Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

Arsenal have recorded the most number of FA Cup final wins in the history of the tournament as they clinched their 13th title.

Here are the last 13 times that Arsenal, who featured in 20 FA Cup finals since its beginning in 1871, won the Cup to be the most dominating team of the tournament:

Arsenal recorded their first FA Cup victory back in 1930 against Huddersfield Town with a 2-0 win at the Wembley Stadium.

The club became Cup holders again for the second time with a late goal by Ted Drake, whose goal gave new life to the match against Sheffield United where spectators were silent throughout it.

Despite Liverpool holding the possession for most of the first half, Arsenal managed to beat Liverpool 2-0 with captain and recently-crowned Footballer of the Year Joe Mercer leading the pact.

Arsenal became one of the few clubs to take home the League as well as the FA Cup Double when Charlie George charged his side to defeat Liverpool 2-1 in extra time.

One of the most thrilling matches, Arsenal conceded two goals in the final three minutes. An 89th-minute goal from Alan Sunderland helped the Gunners pip Manchester United 3-2 in the 1979 final.

Arsenal fans remember this match as a difficult one. With a 1-1 draw in the final, the Gunners managed to come out with a win as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the replay with goals by by Ian Wright and Andy Linighan.

This was Arsene Wenger’s first FA Cup victory after taking over as the manager of the club as goals by Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka recorded a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the final to clinch the Cup.

Ray Parlour and Fredrik Ljungberg goals in the second half of the game helped Arsenal beat Chelsea for the first time in a FA Cup final. The Gunners recorded a 2-0 win against the Blues.

It was another difficult win for Arsenal with Robert Pirès being the only goal scorer in the game to defeat Southampton 1-0 in the final in the oldest English football tournament.

The match was decided on penalties after a goalless draw against the Red Devils in the final. It was also the first time that the final of the FA Cup had to be decided on penalties. Jens Lehmann saved Paul Scholes’s attemp, leaving Patrick Vieira to score the winning penalty.

Hull City lost 3-2 after extra time heroics by Aaron Ramsey, helping Arsenal with their record 11th FA Cup title. Arsenal and Manchester United now had the same number of FA Cup final victories.

A 4-0 victory at Aston Villa sealed the deal for Arsenal, who clinched their record 12th title in 2014-15, the most by any club. Wenger’s sixth Cup victory with the Gunners helped them overtake Manchester United with 11 titles.

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 for the second time in the FA Cup title to clinch their third title in four seasons. Aaron Ramsey again came to the Gunners’ rescue like in 2014 final after Alexis Sanchez found the net in just four minutes of the game.

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Chelsea beat Manchester United 1–0 at Wembley to win the 137th edition of the FA Cup.