Anthony Martial snatched a last-gasp winner to send
Louis van Gaal's Manchester United into the FA Cup
final following a 2-1 victory over Everton at Wembley.
With Saturday's semi-final heading for extra-time
after a 75th-minute Chris Smalling own-goal had
cancelled out Marouane Fellaini's first-half strike for
United, Martial was on target in injury time.
Everton, with manager Roberto Martinez under fire
and out of favour with the fans, could have levelled
in the 57th minute when Timothy Fosu-Mensah felled
Ross Barkley but David de Gea's superb diving save
denied Romelu Lukaku from the penalty spot.
United, who will face Crystal Palace in the final, had
their own penalty appeal turned down nine minutes
later when Fellaini's shot was blocked by Phil
Jagielka's arm.
Dutchman Van Gaal has faced endless debate about
his United future, with media speculation that Jose
Mourinho is waiting in the wings, after crashing out
of Europe and poor performances in the Premier
League.
The final, with United on course to lift the trophy for
the first time since 2004, would be a silver lining even
if there are no guarantees that he will still be
manager next season.
Elsewhere, in the Premier League, Manchester City
moved up to third while Newcastle United boosted
their hopes of survival by coming back from two
goals down at Liverpool to draw 2-2 and secure a
precious point.
On an afternoon that reaped 19 goals from four
matches, last season's Player of the Year Eden
Hazard finally opened his league account for the
season with two in Chelsea's 4-1 win at
Bournemouth.
Manchester City's bid for a top-three finish picked up
extra momentum, a 4-0 demolition of Stoke City at
the Etihad Stadium lifting them a point clear of
fourth-placed Arsenal with 64 points from 35
matches.
EPL results:
Bournemouth 1-4 Chelsea
Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton
Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United
Manchester City 4-0 Stoke City
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