1979 FA Cup Final Arsenal v Manchester United

[Beefy]

Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2

The 1979 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 12 May 1979 at Wembley Stadium. The match was contested by Arsenal and Manchester United. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest-ever finishes in an FA Cup final. For over 85 minutes the game had been unremarkable, with Arsenal taking a 2–0 half time lead through goals from Brian Talbot and Frank Stapleton. In the 86th minute, however, Gordon McQueen scored following a set-piece, and two minutes later Sammy McIlroy dribbled past two Arsenal players to score a dramatic equaliser. With the game poised for extra time, United's celebrations proved short-lived, as Alan Sunderland scored a last-minute winner, making the final result Arsenal 3–2 Manchester United. This match is often referred to as the "Five-minute Final".

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ARSENAL:

GK 1 Pat Jennings
RB 2 Pat Rice (c)
LB 3 Sammy Nelson
CM 4 Brian Talbot
CB 5 David O'Leary
CB 6 Willie Young
RM 7 Liam Brady
CF 8 Alan Sunderland
CF 9 Frank Stapleton
CM 10 David Price 83'
LM 11 Graham Rix
Substitute:
DF 12 Steve Walford 83'
Manager:
Terry Neill

MANCHESTER UNITED:

GK 1 Gary Bailey
RB 2 Jimmy Nicholl
LB 3 Arthur Albiston
CM 4 Sammy McIlroy
CB 5 Gordon McQueen
CB 6 Martin Buchan (c)
RM 7 Steve Coppell
CF 8 Jimmy Greenhoff
CF 9 Joe Jordan
CM 10 Lou Macari
LM 11 Mickey Thomas
Substitute:
DF 12 Brian Greenhoff
Manager:
Dave Sexton

[Beefy]

This was one of the best finals i can remember, it looked like Man Utd had pulled it back only for Alan Sunderland to pop up with the winner.