Manchester United have reached the Women’s FA Cup Final for the first time in the club’s history after Rachel Williams’ late strike helped clinch victory over Brighton.
It was the visitors who opened the scoring at Leigh Sports Village, with Mary Earps spilling Veatriki Sarri's cross into her own net after 36 minutes. United restored parity through Leah Galton’s smart finish shortly after the break before Alessia Russo looked to have won it with a superb strike into the top corner.
But Brighton - who looked like a side transformed under new manager Melissa Phillips - got their reward for a spirited display when Danielle Carter coolly slotted the ball home to level the scoring. United’s strength-in-depth prevailed, though, when substitute Williams found the back of the net to fire the Reds through to a first major Final. Here are five talking points from Leigh Sports Village.
