Don't Be so Hard on Yourself by Jess Glynne blasted through the Wembley speakers as the United players climbed the steps to the Royal Box to collect their runners-up medals.
It felt like a fitting message to the Reds who gave absolutely everything in an effort to make it back-to-back FA Cup triumphs.
Chelsea had the ascendancy and necessary momentum when Sandy Baltimore converted a penalty at the end of the first half, before substitute Catarina Macario's header and another from Baltimore sealed their victory late in the second.
Keeping reading as we look back on four key talking points and observations from our third consecutive final appearance in this competition.