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Cup of saviour

By the 1989/90 season Ferguson's job was on the line as Man Utd continued to struggle.

But a pulsating run away from the league saw them reach the 1990 FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.

It took a replay to see off the Eagles, but the first silverware of Ferguson's Old Trafford career was safely in the trophy cabinet.


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	Cup of saviour By the 1989/90 season Ferguson's job was on the line as Man Utd continued to struggle. But a pulsating run away from the league saw them reach the 1990 FA Cup final against Crystal Palace. It took a replay to see off the Eagles, but the first silverware of Ferguson's Old Trafford career was safely in the trophy cabinet.