It’s Chelsea’s last chance to take home something more than than the Carling Cup after at one stage hoping for an amazing quadruple...but Manchester United will be wanting to do the big domestic double – the Premiership and the FA Cup.
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CUP HISTORY
Manchester United have won the FA Cup a record 11 times, their most recent success coming in 2004. Chelsea have three victories to their name, including the last cup final to be played at the old Wembley in 2000. The clubs have met 10 times in FA Cup combat, with United boasting eight victories to Chelsea's one. They last met in the final in 1994 when United thrashed the Blues 4-0. Their most recent FA Cup meeting came in the 1999 quarter-final, when United won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge en route to the treble. United are making their third appearance in the final in four seasons. The last time Chelsea reached the final was in 2002, when they lost to Arsenal.
BIG FINAL EXPERIENCE
United have the edge in cup final experience after reaching 30 in all competitions - twice as many as Chelsea. United have won 18 of those finals, including two European Cup wins. Chelsea have been victorious in 10 of their cup final appearances, including two European Cup Winners' Cup successes. Both teams have reached finals in recent years. Chelsea have already picked up the Carling Cup this season, the second time they have won the trophy in three years. United beat Wigan in the interim. United have reached the FA Cup final 17 times, with Chelsea making seven appearances.
PLAYER EXPERIENCE
None of the Chelsea forwards have played in an FA Cup final, although Shevchenko has played at Wembley for Ukraine against England in a friendly before the stadium was knocked down in 2000. England won the game 2-0.
United's strikers have more experience in FA Cup finals with Rooney starring in the 2005 showpiece at the Millennium Stadium by hitting a post and scoring in the penalty shoot-out.
Sadly for Rooney, he ended up with a losers medal as Arsenal were the victors 5-4 on penalties.
Solskjaer is the only striker on show to have memories of the old Wembley.
The 34-year-old started the 1999 FA Cup against Newcastle as a centre forward. He lasted only nine minutes there before Roy Keane got injured and Teddy Sheringham was brought on.
The versatile Norwegian switched to the right flank and United went on to win 2-0 on the second leg of their treble campaign.
Solskjaer won his second FA Cup medal when he came on as a sub in the 3-0 FA Cup Final win against Millwall at the Millennium Stadium in 2004.
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Manchester United have won the FA Cup a record 11 times, their most recent success coming in 2004. Chelsea have three victories to their name, including the last cup final to be played at the old Wembley in 2000. The clubs have met 10 times in FA Cup combat, with United boasting eight victories to Chelsea's one. They last met in the final in 1994 when United thrashed the Blues 4-0. Their most recent FA Cup meeting came in the 1999 quarter-final, when United won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge en route to the treble. United are making their third appearance in the final in four seasons. The last time Chelsea reached the final was in 2002, when they lost to Arsenal.
BIG FINAL EXPERIENCE
United have the edge in cup final experience after reaching 30 in all competitions - twice as many as Chelsea. United have won 18 of those finals, including two European Cup wins. Chelsea have been victorious in 10 of their cup final appearances, including two European Cup Winners' Cup successes. Both teams have reached finals in recent years. Chelsea have already picked up the Carling Cup this season, the second time they have won the trophy in three years. United beat Wigan in the interim. United have reached the FA Cup final 17 times, with Chelsea making seven appearances.
PLAYER EXPERIENCE
None of the Chelsea forwards have played in an FA Cup final, although Shevchenko has played at Wembley for Ukraine against England in a friendly before the stadium was knocked down in 2000. England won the game 2-0.
United's strikers have more experience in FA Cup finals with Rooney starring in the 2005 showpiece at the Millennium Stadium by hitting a post and scoring in the penalty shoot-out.
Sadly for Rooney, he ended up with a losers medal as Arsenal were the victors 5-4 on penalties.
Solskjaer is the only striker on show to have memories of the old Wembley.
The 34-year-old started the 1999 FA Cup against Newcastle as a centre forward. He lasted only nine minutes there before Roy Keane got injured and Teddy Sheringham was brought on.
The versatile Norwegian switched to the right flank and United went on to win 2-0 on the second leg of their treble campaign.
Solskjaer won his second FA Cup medal when he came on as a sub in the 3-0 FA Cup Final win against Millwall at the Millennium Stadium in 2004.
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