THE MAIN EVENT: FA CUP FINAL FACTS
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Your support makes all the difference.Only TWO players from Liverpool's starting line-up on Saturday are not full internationals: the goalkeeper David James and the centre- back John Scales
Eric Cantona has scored THREE goals in two FA Cup final appearances. He scored twice from the penalty spot in United's victory over Chelsea two years ago
Manchester United and Liverpool each managed just FOUR shots on target during Saturday's FA Cup final
Manchester United players mustered only FIVE goal
attempts between them in the entire 90 minutes at Wembley
Only SIX clubs have done the Double: Preston North End, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United (twice)
Manchester United have now beaten Liverpool SEVEN times in the FA Cup, losing to their Lancashire rivals only twice
The biggest single winning ante-post bet with William Hill was pounds 1,250 at EIGHT to one on Manchester United to win, which netted pounds 10,000
Manchester United have now won the FA Cup a record NINE times, surpassing Tottenham's total of eight
Alex Ferguson took over as manager of Manchester United
TEN years ago, having previously been manager of Aberdeen
Alex Ferguson has won ELEVEN trophies for Manchester United (3 Championships, 3 FA Cups, League Cup, European Cup-Winners' Cup, Super Cup, 2 Charity Shields)
Liverpool players made a total of TWELVE attempts on goal between them
during the Cup final (compared to Manchester United's five)
Prior to the final, Manchester United had scored
THIRTEEN goals in this season's FA Cup run
Manchester United have now appeared in the FA Cup final a record FOURTEEN times
FIFTEEN million pounds worth of talent was withdrawn at Wembley
after the substitutions of Andy Cole and Stan Collymore
Ian Rush played for SIXTEEN minutes as a substitute
in his final appearance for Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday
Lou Macari, whose Stoke side are hoping for First Division play-offs success, last played for Manchester United in an FA Cup final SEVENTEEN years ago
Port Vale reported Manchester United for fielding a weakened Coca-Cola Cup team EIGHTEEN months ago. Seven of that side took United to the Double
Eric Cantona's winning goal against Liverpool
was his NINETEENTH goal of the season for Manchester United
Alex Ferguson has won a total of TWENTY trophies as a manager with Aberdeen and Manchester United
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