Manchester United won the Women’s FA Cup for the first time as Lucia Garcia scored twice in Sunday’s 4-0 final rout of Tottenham at Wembley Stadium, with Ella Toone also netting a stunning goal.
United bossed the game from the off and missed several good chances to take an early lead, but Toone handed them the advantage on the stroke of half-time by sending a 25-yard strike dipping into the top-right corner, giving Rebecca Spencer no chance.
Marc Skinner’s side doubled their lead when Rachel Williams rose to head Katie Zelem’s right-wing free-kick into the bottom-right corner after 54 minutes, and a glaring error from Spencer put the game beyond Spurs just three minutes later.
The Tottenham goalkeeper sent an awful pass directly to Garcia, who slotted her finish into an empty net to kill any doubts regarding the result.
Spurs captain Beth England headed against the bar as Robert Vilahamn’s team were denied a consolation goal, and things got worse for them with 15 minutes to play, Garcia sidefooting into the roof of the net to make it a brace and cap a sparkling performance from the Red Devils, who lifted their first major trophy.
United co-owner Avram Glazer watched on as Skinner’s team atoned for last year’s final defeat to Chelsea, with new minority shareholder Jim Ratcliffe instead taking in the men’s team as they hosted Arsenal in the Premier League.
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— Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) May 12, 2024