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Goal of the Day: Yorke's Chelsea chip

Background: United were aiming to dump Chelsea out of the FA Cup for the fourth time in six seasons as the two sides met at Stamford Bridge, following a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford. The Reds took an early lead through a Yorke volley, after latching onto Andy Cole’s deft flick on. In the second half the duo combined once again as Yorke netted a sublime second...

The goal: Henning Berg pinged a pass forward in search of Yorke but Roberto Di Matteo’s interception diverted the ball to Cole, who put in a crunching tackle on Marcel Desailly to prod the ball into space in front of his strike partner.