Ella Toone stunner helps Manchester United make history with Women's FA Cup final win

Lifelong Manchester United fan Ella Toone scored a wondergoal as the Reds beat Tottenham Hotspur to win the Women's FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

Toone, who has been at the club since the reformation of its women's team in 2018, rifled home from 20 yards in first-half stoppage-time to set United on the way to their first major women's trophy. A smart header from veteran striker Rachel Williams shortly after the restart gave Marc Skinner's side some breathing space before a brace from Spain international Lucia Garcia made sure of the victory.

It has been a challenging season for United, who narrowly lost out to Chelsea in both the Women's Super League (WSL) title race and the FA Cup final last term. The Reds are currently 17 points adrift of league leaders Manchester City and are out of the running to qualify for Europe, leading to plenty of speculation over whether manager Skinner will stay in post after his current contract expires this summer.

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However, after United became the first team outside of the WSL's 'Big Three' - Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal - to lift the FA Cup trophy since 2012, he will certainly feel he is worthy of a new deal. It was a cagey first half at Wembley, with United spurning a host of great chances to take the lead.

The Reds almost got off to the perfect start when Leah Galton latched onto Toone's perfectly weighted through ball but the forward's shot was smothered by the onrushing Rebecca Spencer before Williams nodded over the bar from the resulting corner.

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