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When Beckham and Butt dazzled at Palace

Selhurst Park was the venue for the first leg of the 1991/92 final, when United won 3-1 to get one hand on the trophy.

Eric Harrison’s side were relatively comfortable, considering the magnitude of the occasion, although hindsight would explain why. The opening goal came on 17 minutes from Nicky Butt, a young midfielder who would go on to star for club and country, earning 39 England caps.

The second strike arrived on the half-hour mark from a 25-yard bullet by a certain David Beckham, back in his native London. Little did we know then that he would go on to play 115 times for the Three Lions and develop into one of the most famous sportsmen on the planet.