United travelled to St James' Park to face Newcastle United in their next FA Premier League game. After a 1–0 home victory over Fulham, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the only goal in the 21st minute, Manchester United hosted Blackburn Rovers on 2 April. The Final was United's third game in 10 days, with the Premier League title being sealed in the first and an FA Cup final win against Newcastle in the second.
It's two games. One was achieved by a team -- United -- that recorded their club's finest hour; the other was a story of a team -- Liverpool -- defying the odds to beat one of the great club sides of the time. Liverpool's Nathaniel Phillips gets 8/10 in Premier League debut, Ziyech and Kante 9/10 as Chelsea complete convincing win at Burnley, Man City show they're fighting for Guardiola with scrappy win at Sheffield United, Schelotto's LA Galaxy tenure was a failure, but his dismissal won't fix a broken franchise, Sao Paulo's Fernando Diniz is Brazil's next great coaching hope, Hazard 8/10, Benzema 9/10 as Real Madrid thrash Huesca, Barcelona's Griezmann earns 7/10, Messi 6/10 in disappointing draw. Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry had Arsenal's best chances but they were denied by good saves from United keeper Roy Carroll. In the 64th minute, Arsenal were awarded a free kick for an O'Shea foul on Reyes; Bergkamp took the kick, which was headed away by Ferdinand, but only as far as Pires, whose side-footed volley went over the bar. [30], Wenger opted for a 4–5–1 formation, with Bergkamp playing as a lone striker. Ruud van Nistelrooy broke Denis Law's record of 29 European goals for United with a flying header before levelling from close range on the hour. [40] As the match entered injury time at the end of the second half, Ronaldo made yet another run down the left wing, outpacing Lauren to Rooney's through-ball. It was the final match of the 2004–05 FA Cup , the 124th season of English football’s primary cup competition, the FA Cup . [35] A shoulder-charge by Rooney on Cole resulted in an Arsenal free kick on the left wing; Van Persie swung the ball over and it was only cleared as far as Ljungberg, but the Swede struck a shot with his shin and the ball spun wide. The police were out in force but did not have any trouble to deal with. United deserved their victory, despite having Wes Brown sent off for two bookable offences after 64 minutes. [35] Although Carroll guessed the correct way to dive, Vieira's kick was just out of his reach, giving Arsenal their 10th FA Cup. The first leg ended as a dull goalless draw. After Cristiano Ronaldo hit the post early on, Mikaël Silvestre gave United the lead, ghosting in at the far post to head home Ryan Giggs' free kick. The season finished trophyless for United, who finished third in the Premier League with 77 points.
Reyes himself was then the victim of a late tackle by Scholes, who was shown a yellow card.
After 35 minutes Dennis Bergkamp was sent off for his apparent push on Danny Cullip. The Glazer's takeover of the club resulted in disaffected fans setting up F.C. [19] Arsenal had won the season's first encounter in the FA Community Shield, also at the Millennium Stadium, by a 3–1 scoreline. David Unsworth put them ahead from the spot after Rio Ferdinand tugged back Ricardo Fuller in the area. Ryan Giggs superbly chipped in to give the Red Devils hope, but Damien Duff's 50-yard free-kick, intended as a cross, broke United's hearts and sent Chelsea through to the final. The game ended 0–0. Ronaldo scored the opening goal of the match in the ninth minute and Wayne Rooney added a second, three minutes from normal time.
[32] Neville eventually recovered enough to make the substitutes' bench, despite only playing in one of the team's last five games, but Heinze missed the game entirely, Mikaël Silvestre taking his place at left-back.
[13], Manchester United's opponents in the fourth round was Middlesbrough. Mahamadou Diarra equalised for the visitors shortly before the break, but an eighth goal of the group stage for Van Nistelrooy secured victory and qualification for the knockout phase.
Cristiano Ronaldo hit the upright with a fizzing drive, as did Smith with a similar effort, and Paul Scholes also saw a shot come back off the post. United won 1–0, thanks to Wayne Rooney's 21st-minute goal. The first leg in Romania took place on 11 August 2004, with the second leg at Old Trafford being played a fortnight later. The game ended 0–0. The Dutch forward controlled the ball and then outpaced Cole to the goal line; he then cut the ball back to Rooney, whose first-time shot was turned over the bar by Lehmann. [62] Though Wenger managed to solidify the club’s position in the Premier League's top four and secure the necessary funds to pay back its debtors, the 2005 Cup win represented Arsenal's last silverware for nine years. Benitez's tactics have made Liverpool tough to beat, but in terms of personnel, this is not a great Liverpool side. Premier League VAR controversies rated: Pickford, Maguire, Dier, Reyna, Lewandowski, Poulsen among Bundesliga standouts shining brightest so far in 2020-21, Champions League fact or fiction: Man United are among favorites, Real Madrid won't escape the group, Barcelona's Bartomeu era ends with shame but shows the struggle of club's presidential model, Stream new episodes of ESPN FC Monday-Friday on ESPN+, Stream every episode of 30 for 30: Soccer Stories on ESPN+, Internet issues and doorbell distractions: The challenge of calling 'ghost games' from home, Manchester United's finances amid coronavirus: a warning sign to all of soccer, How points per game could shape the final Premier League table.
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