LONDON — There is only one player you want on your side heading into a winner-take-all game that will define your season, and that is Ella Toone. Once the Manchester United forward had broken the deadlock in Sunday’s FA Cup final on the stroke of half-time with a stunning strike, the floodgates opened and there was nothing Tottenham Hotspur could do as United landed the first piece of major silverware in the club’s history with a comfortable 4-0 win at Wembley.
No player loves the big stage quite like Toone. The England international has a habit of shining in the toughest games and never seems fazed by the occasion. After scoring in the Euro 2022 quarterfinal, the 2023 World Cup semifinal and the Euro 2022 final, she became the only player — men’s or women’s — to score in all three knockout rounds of a major tournament.
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“There is a great story for Tooney,” United manager Marc Skinner said after the cup final success. “Iconic moment; iconic player; iconic club. You forget those little storylines, the Ella Toone in the iconic No. 7 for Manchester United. It feels special.”
The fans’ adoration for Toone has always been clear and a sea of No. 7 shirts cascaded down Wembley Way before the match. She has…
