Brighton vs Manchester United LIVE!
Victor Lindelof scored the decisive penalty as Manchester United beat Brighton 7-6 in a shootout to reach the FA Cup final. There were big chances for both sides in a goalless 120 minutes at Wembley, with Bruno Fernandes dragging a first-half effort wide while Danny Welbeck and Julio Enciso were among those to go close for the impressive Seagulls.
With every heavy touch and missed opportunity, penalties appeared increasingly inevitable and so it proved, as the semi-final went to the spot. Player after player stepped up and held their nerve, 12 perfect penalties extending the shootout, but Solly March blazed his effort over the bar and that set the stage for Lindelof step up as United’s hero. He fired his penalty into the top corner to start the celebrations in the red camp, with a Manchester derby now to come on June 3, the first time the two sides have met in an FA Cup final.
Manchester City beat Sheffield United on Saturday to book their place in the showpiece event, and it could well be down to United to halt their rivals’ treble bid at Wembley at the end of the season.
