Man Utd 1-3 Chelsea: David De Gea at fault again as Blues book FA Cup final date with Arsenal

If De Gea was possibly at some fault for Olivier Giroud’s first half opener, he was most certainly culpable for a shocking error to somehow allow Mason Mount’s second half strike to beat him.

Harry Maguire’s own goal sealed a fully deserved victory for Chelsea, with Bruno Fernandes’ late penalty a mere consolation.

It's now just one defeat in 20 for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but the manner of the performance will be a worry as will yet another error by De Gea - who must be under threat from Dean Henderson for next season's starting spot.

Chelsea are into a ninth FA Cup final this century as Frank Lampard seeks to end a promising first season as Stamford Bridge with a trophy.

Lampard's Chelsea will face Mikel Arteta's Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Wembley on August 1.

"Obviously it is a great achievement for us to get there," Chelsea boss Lampard said. "To win a semi is a great thing, to win a final is the thing.

"We don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves but we can certainly enjoy the performance and the result today.

"I'm not sure where it ranks in the season. It is obviously right up there because of the size of the game and quality of the opponent.

"But we have had some good performances this season. We are progressing, we are getting better.

"There are always going to be some bumps but today was a performance of huge character, personality, work ethic, quality, so I'm very happy."

Man Utd 1-3 Chelsea Opta stats

• Chelsea have reached their 14th FA Cup final; indeed, only Arsenal (21 including 2019-20) and Manchester United (20) have made the final on more occasions than the Blues.
• Manchester United have been eliminated from the FA Cup by Chelsea for a sixth time (including three of the last four seasons) – only Arsenal (7) have knocked the Red Devils out of the competition on more occasions.
• This was Chelsea’s first victory against Manchester United since the 2018 FA Cup final – the Blues were winless in six matches across all competitions against the Red Devils prior to today (D2 L4).
• Chelsea are the first side to beat Manchester United since Burnley in the Premier League back in January, ending United’s 19 game unbeaten run in all competitions.
• Since his debut in the FA Cup in January 2013, Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud has scored 16 goals in the competition (13 for Arsenal & 3 for Chelsea) - only Sergio Aguero (19) has netted more in this period.
• Mason Mount became the first Englishman to score for Chelsea at Wembley Stadium since John Terry in the 2015 League Cup final versus Tottenham.
• No player has scored more goals in all competitions for Frank Lampard in his managerial career than Mason Mount (18 – level with Harry Wilson).
• Since his Manchester United debut in February, no Premier League player has been involved in more goals across all competitions than Bruno Fernandes (17 – 9 goals & 8 assists).
• Manchester United have both taken (19) and scored (15) more penalties than any other Premier League side this season in all competitions.

Man Utd 1-3 Chelsea - As It Happened

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