The six players who have been sent off in an FA Cup final - Moran, Reyes

In fact, only six players have been sent off in an FA Cup final.

In many ways it is remarkable that we had to wait until 1985 for the first sending off in an FA Cup final, but it probably highlights as well as anything how the game has changed in modern times.

By today's standards it was a wild and reckless challenge and there would be no complaints from anyone, but the Man Utd players were apoplectic at the decision and swamped referee Peter Willis, with Moran himself pulling him all over the place as the rage took over.

The red card mattered little in the end, with Man Utd winning 1-0 to prevent Everton from completing a domestic double.

For 20 years Moran had to bear the stigma of being the only man to be sent off in a FA Cup final, but in 2005 Jose Antonio Reyes freed him of that burden.

This time it was Manchester United who were handed the man advantage, although it wasn't anywhere near as dramatic.

As in 1985, the team reduced to ten men went on to triumph, with Patrick Vieira scoring the winning penalty.

There is a case to be made for the FA Cup final being further tarnished in recent times as the same few mega-clubs play out the final, seemingly on a rotation.

It was a genuine David vs Goliath clash between Wigan Athletic and Manchester City, and little Wigan, who would be relegated that season, came out on top 1-0 courtesy of an injury-time Ben Watson header.

1 - Chris Smalling is the first English player to be sent off in an FA Cup final. Lion.

Having been the fiirst team to have a player sent off in a final, United were at it again in 2016, with another central defender, Chris Smalling, taking the long, lonely walk this time.

Just as in 1985, though, it ultimately didn't cost Man Utd, with the Red Devils