London –

Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout after their FA Cup semifinal finished 0-0 after extra time at Wembley on Sunday. The victory to set up a match against Manchester City that will be the first all-Manchester clash in the final.

Solly March, Brighton's seventh player to step up to the spot in the shootout, launched the ball over the bar, but Victor Lindelof found the net to secure a 7-6 shootout victory for United.

"It felt great," Lindelof said. "It was a great relief and we're glad to be in the final.

"I have confidence in myself and I knew which penalty I wanted to take and that's what I did."

The nail-biting finish was a fitting ending after 120 scoreless minutes of wild swings in a game that careened from end to end all night.

The quality of the penalties in a torrential downpour was superb, with United finding the net with all seven spotkicks.

Brighton's first six efforts were equally impressive until March fired wildly off target.

"They were great penalties," United goalkeeper David De Gea said. "I was prepared as always. I tried to put pressure on the takers.

"There's still a long way to the final but it will be a big game against one of the best teams in Europe and the world."

Erik ten Hag's United, a 12-time FA Cup winner, is chasing a cup double after winning the League Cup in February.

Treble-chasing Manchester City awaits in the final after beating Sheffield United 3-0 in their semifinal on Saturday.

"We showed at home we can beat them (Manchester City) so let's hope," De Gea said, referring to United's 2-1 win over City in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Jan. 14.

"We are on the right track. One trophy, another final and fighting for the top four. It's not enough but it's a big step from last season."

Sunday's contest was a rematch of the 1983 final, when Brighton lost to United in the south coast side's only appearance in the showcase game.

It had fans on the edge of their seats at Wembley, with numerous chances for both sides to break the deadlock, including several in extra time.

Marcus Rashford's deflected shot in the extra period was pushed wide by Brighton's diving goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, and he later fired a long shot that sailed just wide.

Kaoru Mitoma nearly won it for Brighton late in extra time, but collided with De Gea in the box.

"It was a very tight game we played a very good team," De Gea said. "Brighton play really good football. We are now in the final but we have another big game on Thursday (against Tottenham in the Premier League) so we need to go home and recover."

The loss ended Brighton's superb run and ended The Seagulls' hopes of clinching a first-ever major trophy.

The FA Cup final is scheduled for June 3 at Wembley.