at long last the wait is over a warm welcome to wembley this is derek ray
joined in the commentary box by lee dixon and we're approaching kickoff time in what promises
to be a spectacular fa cup final it is chelsea up against manchester united hi derek well i'm
biased because i'm english through and through what a special place for a cup final this is
i absolutely love this place and those players are in for a real treat
what a chance to put your name up in lights really looking forward to this i really am
and this is how it looks for chelsea jorginho plays with angola kante in the center of the park
and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage
and here's the lineup for manchester united victor lindelof plays alongside
harry maguire in central defence marcus rashford starts with jaden sancho out wide
and the striker today edinson cavani thank you for attending wembley stadium enjoy the game
and now they get the ball rolling
given away by chelsea alert defending
well it could be on for him here
fred
united could be on to something
they really look after the ball when they have it
a really single-minded piece of defending to make sure nothing untoward
happened
hakimi and then with a real chance annette is steering him in the face wonderful block
showing plenty of defensive acumen and conceding the throw-in
now what on earth happened there
cavani he's very adept at protecting the ball
over the touchline for a throw-in
an authoritative challenge
thiago silva
i just couldn't keep the ball
fred bruno fernandez has it moving into the advanced position
now to the front post just not testing the keeper at all with that cross
they've got it now what can they do
tremendous block and no butterfinger tendencies from the goalkeeper
a really sumptuous ball hold on there it is how about that for starters
well what a huge moment that might be for this club the fans are going absolutely wild
well let's look at this again magical football on the break surprise is the key and when he
gets through to the keeper he just smashes it past him and gives him no chance to think lovely finish
well i think the coach can feel the game slipping away
here he's showing his frustration on the sidelines
so on they go again and that really should shake up united can they find a response now
united enjoying the bulk of possession here but after that it's been really
disappointing players are looking at each other you've got to take control you've
got to take responsibility yourself make something happen in this game
cavani it's cavani going forward this
and time might well be scoped for them to counter attack here defenders need to cover
teammates in the middle and the counter attack came to nothing
and chelsea looking dangerous he'll be breathing a sigh of relief ball one
juan bisaka now the electronic board showing one additional minute
scott mctominay here is fred and the whistle is sounded for half time in this game
so back underway with united looking to plot a route back into this game rashford
bruno fernandez has it
fred bruno fernandez
here is fred
here's luke shaw tremendous challenge given away by chelsea
danger here as he runs at them
and he was in the right place to intercept
scott mctominay
that's the strength to hang on to it and go to kante
not too fussy in clearing his lines and plenty of scope to be creative in that wide position
aspiely questa
and mount
angola conte mount
giorgino well can they open up the defense here georginio
hold on
which is a decent looking attack here
timo burner and back with jorginho and a pretty ordinary challenge
chelsea are really struggling in terms of possession but they won't
mind without the win in this game they're sucking their opponents onto them and with
the pace they've got in midfield and up front they're really causing problems
shaw lindelof now bruno fernandez 15 minutes remaining
scott mctominay cavani magnificent challenge to win it back
dangerous looking attack and space to cross it this has credit for winning the ball back
matic bruno fernandez has it scott mctominay here's luke shaw matic five minutes remaining
and one thing is certain no one is leaving because it's still close now he's given us away
manchester united battling the clock and the scoreline
pressure exerted but he keeps the ball juan bisaka untidy in possession
united could be on to something
cavani well he needed to read it to get there and did and the final whistle the cup issue is settled
the story of one side celebrating and the other distraught and lee memories are being made
yeah absolutely it doesn't matter how much money you've got in the bank
players will always look back at moments like these these moments when you pick trophies up win