A sunny day in London set the perfect stage for the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final, as Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur geared up to battle it out on the field of Wembley Stadium to become the brand new winner of the Cup competition.

Meeting just weeks ago at Leigh Sports Village in what resulted in a 2-2 stalemate, the two sides return to face each other on England’s biggest stage for the final showdown of the FA Cup. Manchester United return to Wembley Stadium after last year’s narrow 1-0 defeat to Chelsea, as Marc Skinner opts to start Rachel Williams over Melvine Malard and Nikita Parris both.

As for Tottenham Hotspur, the road to Wembley has come through the fantastic reform of the Spurs side since the arrival of Robert Vilahamn. As the side looked close to relegation in the year of last, Tottenham now find themselves heading into their very first FA Cup Final. The Swedish boss opts for just one change to his starting eleven, as James-Turner returns from her absence to replace Molly Bartrip.

Grace Clinton sees herself sidelined for the fixture due to the terms of her loan contract, meaning that the 21 year-old star is ineligible to play against her parent club in Manchester United. Matilda Vinberg takes her place in the starting eleven following a spirited performance against the Red Devils which saw her come away with two goal involvements in the 2-2 draw.

MUN: Earps; Blundell, Turner, Le Tissier, Mannion, Zelem, Toone, Naaslund, Parris, Malard, Galton

TOT: Spencer; Neville, Bartrip, James-Turner, Nildén, Summanen, Naz, Bizet, Thomas, England, Vinberg

All was underway at Wembley Stadium, as Manchester United kicked off proceedings from the centre spot. Spurs and United fans roared in rivalry as the atmosphere was set alight.

The first real chance of the afternoon came in the form of a usual perfect delivery from Katie Zelem off a right-side corner, before Rachel Williams sent her header flying just wide of the intended target.

Tottenham Hotspur looked next to strike, as Ash Neville placed a brilliant searching cross inside of the area toward the direction of Matilda Vinberg. Despite the cross looking promising, it flew too high of Vinberg inside of the area.

Manchester United looked to threaten once again, as Lucía García searched for the area with a cross coming from the corner flag. Williams got her head onto the ball as her attempt found Ella Toone on the advance- before the English midfielder catapulted her efforts over the cross bar.

A stellar stop from Martha Thomas saved Spurs at the death, as Millie Turner made promising connection with Katie Zelem’s in-swinging corner. Though what looked close to a goal was denied entry by the former Red Devils, as the Spurs number 17 blocked the strike on the goal line.

The deadlock was broken just seconds before the expiration of the first half, as Ella Toone carried the ball with poise from distance. Striking with brilliance did the United number 7, as her wonder strike rippled the net with brilliance.

It wouldn’t be long before Manchester United would strike back in the second half, as Rachel Williams headed home the advantage to once again write herself into Adobe Women’s FA Cup folklore.

Matters would only be made worse just moments later for Tottenham, as Becky Spencer blundered her distribution and found the feet of García, before the Spanish striker slammed home the third of the afternoon.

A moment to sum up the afternoon for Tottenham Hotspur came in the 65th minute, as captain Beth England clattered the bar with a promising header within close range. Tottenham fans hung their heads in disbelief, as they searched for any form of inspiration as the clock ran down at Wembley Stadium.

Another dagger would be plunged into the heart of Tottenham Hotspur, as Melvine Malard catalysed an exceptional attack down the left side. The French forward sent a near-perfect ball into the area, as Lisa Naalsund palmed off the scraps with an intelligent flick back toward García. Making no mistake again did García, as she hammered home the fourth for the afternoon to further solidify the FA Cup title for Manchester United.

Two Cup Final defeats as a manager at Wembley Stadium later for Marc Skinner, and the final whistle blew on Manchester United’s first piece of silverware since their Barclays Women’s Super League promotion in 2019. Tottenham Hotspur hung their heads in disappointment, after suffering a blood bath defeat on England’s biggest stage.

The Halfway Line Player of the Match: Lucía García