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AOIFE MANNION admitted there are few things in football sweeter than lifting the FA Cup at Wembley. But taking three points off the Swedes tomorrow at the Aviva Stadium will go a long way towards experiencing more big days in the future . Manchester United defender Mannion reported for Ireland duty at the weekend in high spirits after the dream ending to her season following the Red Devils’ Cup win.

While their male counterparts saw off Manchester City to win their Cup last Saturday, the women’s team did it in spectacular fashion against Tottenham the week before — winning 4-0 . That scoreline made for a surreal ending for Mannion, who admitted there was more time to take it all in in the final minutes than she expected. Mannion, 28, said: “It was class, an absolutely incredible experience.



The weather was so, so hot, quite an unusual scoreline. When does a final ever go for you in that way? “So, it was weird to know in the last few minutes that probably we had won, unless they were going to score five goals in the space of two minutes. “That was a different feeling to the end of the semi-final against Chelsea .

It was really, really special, a great experience especially for my family and friends.” Those friends included a party from a school in Ballinrobe in Mayo, where her mother is from, who regularly travel to see Mannion play. She added: “A school in Mayo, in Ballinrobe, from the little village that my mum’s side are from in Mayo.

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