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Juan Mata had earlier cancelled out Jason Puncheon’s opener at Wembley before the dramatic finale saw the Red Devils pick up their first major trophy since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club
Man United will be looking to end a 12-year wait for an FA Cup trophy in what is a repeat of the 1990 final, when the Red Devils triumphed courtesy of a 1-0 replay success
Adi, 25, joined the Timbers from FC Copenhagen in the summer of 2014 on an initial loan deal which later became permanent and has since established himself as one of the most feared strikers in MLS, netting a club-record 31 goals in 65 regular season appearances
However, such is the seriousness of the situation that the Magpies find themselves in, only victories will do if they are to preserve their Premier League status for another campaign
Palace made the brighter start to proceedings and they were rewarded in the sixth minute when Damien Delaney’s near-post header found its way to Bolasie, who kept his eye on the ball and nodded home to send the Eagles ahead
Palace chief Pards believes the defender, who can play centre-half or full-back, can be a key part of his rebuilding plans
Darmian’s low cross from the left flank did not appear to be overly threatening, but under no real pressure, the Irishman bizarrely turned the ball into his own net from eight yards out
An early Damien Delaney own goal set the tone at Old Trafford, before Matteo Darmian’s first goal in United colours made sure of the outcome ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final showdown against Everton
Mesut Ozil was then denied by Wayne Hennessey as the dominant Gunners finally mustered a shot on target, while down the other end Connor Wickham headed over the visitors’ best chance of the opening period
The Gunners must pick up another three points against Palace to consolidate their spot in the Champions League positions
Moses displayed a superlative form in Nigeria’s double header AFCON 2017 qualifying tie against Pharaohs of Egypt and he was expected to replicate that form today in the colours of West Ham
As the end of 2016 approached, Palace were mentioned as possible challenges for a top-four place this season. An excellent first half of the campaign rightly led to widespread praise, but their form has tailed off to such an extent that they are actually now just two places outside of the bottom three
He last played for his country in June 2015 and has not been picked since failing to turn up for an African Nations Cup qualifier against Djibouti in September
Cabaye turned provider for Palace’s next half-chance as his free kick caught Damien Delaney by surprise at the back post, while Liverpool came close themselves moments later when Divock Origi’s curling effort landed on the roof of the net
Mauricio Pochettino’s side are very much in the Premier League title race with 12 games left, while they are also targeting Europa League glory
Alan Pardew will have known that top-four aspirations were perhaps overzealous, although he would not have been able to predict such a fall from grace for his side
Palace are next in BPL action when they host of AFC Bournemouth on February 2 and Alan Pardew, the Palace manager, will hope Adebayor can revive the fortunes of a team who are winless in their past six matches, losing the last four, while scoring only one goal
The likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Nicklas Bendtner and Loic Remy have been the main names linked with the Eagles in the last seven days, but Alan Pardew did admit two weeks ago he had “several” strikers on his radar
Sergio Aguero scored either side of half time and set up a third late on, as an at times inconsistent Citizens side returned to winning ways by cruising past their sorry opponents