Romelu Lukaku on bench for FA Cup final, Olivier Giroud starts for Chelsea.

Romelu Lukaku starts from the bench for Manchester United in the FA Cup final, with Alvaro Morata dropped for Chelsea in favour of Olivier Giroud.

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The Belgian's injury ankle has kept him out of the starting XI to face his former club.
Manchester United instead start with Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford and Alexis Sanchez.
Phil Jones and Chris Smalling are preferred to Eric Bailly in the centre of defence.

[Follow live updates from Wembley starting at 16:15 UK time, with kick-off at 17:15]

Chelsea start with Eden Hazard supporting Giroud in attack, with Morata on the bench.
Thibaut Courtois has won his place back from usual cup goalkeeper Willy Caballero.
Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Rudiger, Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Bakayoko, Alonso, Hazard, Giroud... Subs: Caballero, Zappacosta, Chalobah, Barkley, Pedro, Willian, Morata.
Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Young, Smalling, Jones, Matic, Herrera, Pogba, Lingard, Sanchez, Rashford... Subs: Romero, Bailly, Darmian, Mata, McTominay, Lukaku, Martial.
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