Match in Focus: FA Cup Final - Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

Sam Kerr's moment, Pernille Harder's impact, United's progression, midfield battles and Chelsea's "grind" in this week's FA Cup final special 5IVE.

Chelsea sealed their third successive FA Cup triumph at Wembley on Sunday. Image: Gary Oakley / Sportimage

Sam Kerr needs one moment

The Australian had just nine touches of the ball in the first half at Wembley. Marc Skinner boasted he'd worked out how to stop Chelsea's star striker, and for the most part he had, with United stopping runners getting forward to help the striker by pressing their midfield and relying on the excellence of Ona Batlle and Hannah Blundell to restrict Guro Reiten and Lauren James.

But in one moment, it unravelled. United switched off from a throw-in, Pernille Harder ghosted in behind for the third time in about 10 minutes since her introduction and the otherwise Maya Le Tissier stepped across, sensing the danger, hoping and praying Harder didn't execute the pass. She did. Kerr scored. Back-flipped. Trophy in the bag.

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Harder offers a reminder of what could have been

It was one of the most anticipated transfers in the world when Pernille Harder left Wolfsburg for Chelsea. The move which was viewed as a game-changer and a further shift of Chelsea's growing reputation on the world stage.

Has it fully worked out? Not quite. There's been moments of brilliance, as you'd expect, but primarily Harder has just been unfortunate with injuries, and just as it looked like she'd found her place in the team, she got the longest term injury yet, and has only just returned.

There are now strong rumours she will move on in the summer, and her half hour cameo at Wembley offered not just a reminder of what could have been, but at the end of the day what Chelsea are also losing, given Denmark's star player changed the game and played a significant role in securing the Blues a third straight FA Cup.