Our man Ralph Ellis was at Wembley and United scorer Juan Mata caught his eye with another impressive display.
Jesse Lingard stepped off the bench to score a stunning winner for 10-manManchester United in the FA Cup final.
The winger fired home an unstoppable volley during the second-half of extra-time, minutes after Chris Smalling had seen red.
Palace substitute Jason Puncheon had given the hosts the lead with just 12 minutes to go but United were level soon after through Juan Mata.
Our man Ralph Ellis was at Wembley and the Spaniard caught his eye with another impressive display.
Here are his ratings.
Crystal Palace
Hennessey 7 – Made two crucial saves when United tried to assert ascendancy in the first half.
Ward 6 – Tested by the pace and strength of Martial down the Palace right flank but stuck to his task
Dann 8 – Booked. A colossus in the face of United's early pressure. Not the first central defender to find Marcus Rashford a handful.
Delaney 7 – Booked. Like Dann, needed to be strong when United came forward and was a dominant force in the air.
Souare 6 – Exposed somewhat by the trickery of Mata and the surges from right back by Valencia.
Cabaye 7 – Crafty when he needed to be. Great passer – but lucky to escape the referee's attention when he trod on Rashford.
Jedinak 7 – Involved in a fascinating dual with Fellaini. It was the beard against the extravagant hair-do. Compulsive viewing.
Zaha 7 – Stretched Rojo at every opportunity. A man with a point to prove and he was always a threat with his pace.
McArthur 6 – Booked. Not at his most influential in midfield. Worked hard but lacked the class of Rooney and Carrick.
Bolasie 6 – Was dangerous when Palace managed to get support to him. One superb header brought the best from De Gea.
Wickham 6 – Has a turn of speed many have not seen. One surge had Smalling struggling and the United man was booked for a foul.
Subs
Puncheon 7 (for Cabaye, 71) - Brought more thrust to the Palace attack and it paid off in emphatic fashion.
Gayle (for Wickham 86)
Mariappa (for Dann, 90)
Manchester United
De Gea 7 – Once again, the Spaniard was United's hero in the first half when he tipped over a goal-bound header from Bolasie.
Valencia 6 – Supported the attack when he was given the chance. Palace had to be alert to his speed and power.
Smalling 6 – SENT OFF . An early booking proved troublesome as he saw red in extra-time for fouling Bolasie.
Blind 6 – A gifted technical player without question. But there remains a question mark against his physical prowess in the English game.
Rojo 6 – Booked. Had his hands full coping with the menace of Zaha. Needed to show all his experience to cope with the danger.
Carrick 6 – Solid and effective. But – unusually - he gave the ball away when not under pressure. Still a huge asset to United.
Fellaini 7 – Booked. See Jedinak. It was a great tussle between the pair. He escaped once to hit the post with a fearsome shot in the second half.
Mata 8 MOTM – Booked. A delight to watch at times. His touch is superb and he has vision to match. A constant danger.
Rooney 7 – Booked. Revelled in his midfield role as creator rather than predator. Passes with accuracy and imagination.
Martial 6 – Struggled to find the space to be at his most effective. When he was given the chance, he was denied by the post.
Rashford 6 – Showed flashes of the excellence that may yet see him on the plane to France for the Euros, should injury blow not be serious.
Subs
Darmian 6 (for Rojo, 64) – A logical replacement for the injured Rojo
Young 6 (for Rashford, 71) – A new problem for Palace... as a front player.
Lingard 7 (for Mata, 90) - Booked. Stepped off the bench to win it with stunning volley.
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