Although the win at Basel was United's first Europa League title, the Reds did not celebrate much after the victory. Because at the moment it is still abroad, the conditions are not available. As for the celebration after returning home, it had to be postponed because just two days later, on 21 May, the team had to face Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup title.

In fact, Manchester United did not return directly to Manchester when they returned to England from Switzerland this time, but flew directly to London.

Even many Manchester United fans who traveled with the team to Switzerland have chosen to fly directly from Basel to London to continue watching the team's final game of the season, which is also the team's third title of the season.

However, it is worth mentioning that this is only the second time in Crystal Palace's history that they have reached the FA Cup final, and the last time they reached the final was in the 1989/90 season, coincidentally when they were also against Manchester United. After a 3-3 draw, Manchester United won the title 1-0 in the replay.

This title was Ferguson's first in charge of Manchester United, and it was with this title that Ferguson, who was on the verge of resignation with conservative doubts, was able to stay in office and start a dynasty for Manchester United.

This is the 19th time the Reds have reached the FA Cup final, having won the title 11 times before, but the most recent victory came 12 years ago in 2004.

Manchester United have lost just one of the last 20 meetings between the two sides, with 15 wins and four draws in the remaining 19 games. The two sides have met 48 times in history, and Manchester United has a clear advantage of 31 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses.

The most recent meeting between the two sides was in the 30th round of the Premier League a month ago, when Manchester United swept Crystal Palace 5-0 at home. That game put United back in second place in the table and saw hope of a comeback to win the league title.

Although Manchester United attach great importance to the FA Cup final, because of the continuous rush and hard fighting, Manchester United has to implement a large rotation of the team in this final.

All of the players who started Basel and played the full game, with the exception of Marcus Rashford, will be on the bench in this FA Cup final.

In the end, Manchester United started with goalkeeper Sergio Romero, Ashley Young, Blackett, Phil Jones and Darmian in the back four, Schneiderlin and Fellaini in the back, Juan Mata, Depay and Anthony Martial on the wings, and Marcus Rashford remained the lone arrow.

From this starting line-up, you can see the embarrassing situation of Manchester United in this game. However, it was also a reluctant choice, as the Europa League final in Basel three days ago almost drained Manchester United's starting line-up.

In fact, Van Gaal originally intended to put Rashford on the bench, but in the end, he still didn't dare to take Rashford.

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Before the start of the game, the FA Cup trophy was escorted into the pitch by the coaches Sir Alex Ferguson and Steve Koppel, who met 26 years ago.

This arrangement is painstakingly arranged by the FA FA, and every year at the opening ceremony of the FA Cup, they will try their best to make the FA Cup final a gimmick.

However, that did not stop the FA Cup's status in the hearts of the players. After all, the Premier League and Champions League winners have a place far beyond the FA Cup in this day and age.

Originally, Crystal Palace had little hope for the FA Cup title, after all, they had suffered a 5-0 defeat at the feet of Manchester United just a month ago.

However, after seeing Manchester United continue to play fiercely and the team's main team is not in good shape, Crystal Palace has some thoughts about the FA Cup title.

This thought became especially strong after seeing Manchester United's starting line-up.

The players from both sides, including Marcus Rashford, who were about to start the game, were not seen in the warm-up ceremony, but after the warm-up ceremony, the players from both sides came on.

Immediately, Prince William appeared on behalf of the royal family to receive the starters of both sides. This kind of ritual procedure was not so important in the first place, but when Prince William shook hands with Rashford, he played his cards a little out of the ordinary. Because when he met with the remaining 21 starters and two managers on both sides, he simply shook hands, even Rooney, who was the captain of the national team, Prince William only patted him on the shoulder and exchanged a few more words. But when he came to Rashford, he hugged Rashford. This surprised the audience of nearly 90,000 people.

In this regard, Rashford doesn't feel anything, if Princess Kate hugs him, he will be excited, but Prince William is such a big man, he is actually a little insensitive.

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From the first minute of the game, the game went into a fierce confrontation.

Crystal Palace, who drew the home team's shirt, kicked off first, and their striker Grassi Jr. Borassie drove straight into United's half after kick-off, hoping to give the United a blow off the bench.

However, even with the substitute line-up, United could not handle it alone, and he was quickly forced to the left by the Manchester United players, and in the end he couldn't even hit the touchline ball, and the ball fell to the feet of Manchester United.

Crystal Palace came this game with a clear purpose, so even if United were in possession of the ball, they still pressed high and did not give United a chance.

However, because most of the players are substitutes, the games played are limited, and there are certain problems in coordination, so it has not been able to form an effective offensive for a long time.

Therefore, after the opening, the scene seemed more intense but not exciting.

In the fourth minute, Palace won the first corner of the game, but the corner they took was directly controlled by the onrushing Romero near the front post.

A minute later, though, Ashley Young's breakthrough down the left also won a corner for United.

Blind's tactical corner, after being transmitted by Mata, was played by Blind to the back post, and although Fellaini fought for the landing spot, he did not pose any threat.

In the seventh minute, Manchester United had their first chance since the start of the game. United stole Palace at the back, Schneiderling played a quick pass to Mata, who received the ball and sent a through ball to the left, and Rashfodra moved to the left to get the ball before the opposition defender.

Immediately, Marcus Rashford forced his way down the left side of Crystal Palace into the box.

However, after bursting into the penalty area, the negative impact of continuous campaigns was revealed, Rashford felt that his feet were a little weak, and the middle lacked a point of outflanking, so he had to take the ball forward, only to be pushed down from behind by Crystal Palace central defender Delaney, who defended him.

However, referee Clattenburg did not award a penalty and only awarded a corner to United, believing Delaney had touched the ball before bringing down Marcus Rashford. I want to talk about "The British Emperor" with more like-minded people; Talk about life and find a confidant~

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