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1a - the prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct
Lead
At the end of the first paragraph you basically say the same thing twice by writing: ...ran out winners after 120 goalless minutes... and ...after neither side managed to score in normal and extra time. This needs to be reworded.
...won 5–4; Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes saw...reword to ...won 5–4 after Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes saw...
Done
It isn't good to link to a page with a year as the piped text. "1996" could refer to anything. A way to get around this would be to write: ...game in Cup history since the
1996 edition.
Done
Route to the Final
...drawn randomly out of a hat with the remaining.... Is it really drawn out of a hat?
Done
...were away for the first game.... Reword to were the away team for the first game for clarity.
Done
Arsenal
As both Arsenal and Manchester United were Premier League clubs, they entered the competition in the third round.Remove sentence as unnecessary.
Done
...but hit the ball over from six yards. 6 yards needs a metre conversion for us metric folk.