Manchester United are favourites to win the FA Cup after beating West Ham by two goals to one in the final ever FA Cup game to be played at the Boleyn Ground.

Manchester United is on course to win their first FA Cup trophy in over a decade after coming away from the Boleyn Ground with a surprising victory thanks in large part to the magnificence of Marcus Rashford and David De Gea.

West Ham was always a gall bladder stone for United throughout the Sir Alex Ferguson reign, but United would always march into West Ham as the favourites. Times have changed. The class of Dmitri Payet, the guile of Manuel Lanzini, and the control of Mark Noble means that these days it’s the Hammers who play the most adventurous football.

That didn’t happen tonight. Once again Louis van Gaal gave youth a chance and they didn’t disappoint. It was a hark back to the good old days with the trio of Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, and Anthony Martial plundering the front line – youth, pace, trickery, and in the 54th minute a goal of superlative quality from that man Rashford.