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Chelsea star Pulisic becomes youngest FA Cup final goalscorer since Ronaldo with opener against Arsenal

Christian Pulisic made history on Saturday with his early FA Cup final goal to put Chelsea ahead against Arsenal, while also becoming the youngest man to score in the fixture since Cristiano Ronaldo 16 years ago.

Pulisic, 21, featured from the start at Wembley as the Blues looked to regain the FA Cup they lifted in the 2017-18 season.

And he gave his side the perfect start, converting from close range past Emiliano Martinez after just five minutes with the Gunners defence caught flat-footed.

The former Borussia Dortmund prodigy is only the third United States international to have appeared in English football's historic showpiece clash, after Sheffield Wednesday's John Harkes in 1993 and Tim Howard, who represented both Manchester United (2004) and Everton (2007) in the clash.