MANCHESTER United boss Mark Skinner rejoiced at being caught up in the "magical" Wembley feeling as his side beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 to win the Women's FA Cup and claim their first ever major trophy.

With a new team guaranteed to be etched onto the cup yesterday Ella Toone netted on the stroke of halftime before a Rachel Williams effort and a Lucia Garcia brace put the game to bed.

Having been formed in 2018, this year's trophy is their first since winning the Championship in their inaugural campaign.

And despite picking up silverware this season the club could still finish their Women's Super League campaign in fifth, the worst position in their short history.

"In all honesty I felt that first half was just frustration because we didn't score, I thought we offered more of a threat, we controlled most of their threat. As much as I am exhausted now it is a magical feeling," Skinner said.

Manchester United's majority owner Avram Glazer was present at Wembley Stadium while new minority investor, Sir Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos, chose to watch under-fire Erik ten Hag and his men's side against Arsenal at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

"We are obviously not where we want in the league," Skinner, 41, added. "But we are history makers for Manchester United. I didn't need to remind the owners of that, they know. There is a lot of support and love for our team and the growth."

Tottenham boss Robert Vilahamn said: "[We're] disappointed of course. We wanted to fight to the end and we didn't fight to the end."

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