United also played Arsenal in the semi-final replay at Villa Park. Although the semi-final finished with no goals and a debatably disallowed Roy Keane goal (Keane was given offside after Ryan Giggs had knocked the ball past a defender, run on to collect the ball himself and then pulled it back into the area), the teams could not be separated after 120 minutes and the game had to be replayed three days later.

The replay included a goal by Ryan Giggs, a disallowed goal, a red card, and a penalty. The game's first goal was scored by David Beckham, a long range effort from outside the penalty area. After chances for both teams, Dennis Bergkamp drew Arsenal level with a shot that deflected off United's centre back Jaap Stam. Arsenal then thought they had taken the lead when Nicolas Anelka put the ball in the back of United's net. Just as in the first game though, the goal was ruled out for offside, albeit correctly this time. United's captain Roy Keane was red-carded for two bookable offences and United played the last thirty minutes of normal time with ten men. In injury time at the end of the second half, Phil Neville fouled Ray Parlour in the penalty area and Arsenal were awarded a penalty. Peter Schmeichel parried away Dennis Bergkamp's resultant spot kick and the game went into extra time.

Part way through the second half of extra time, Ryan Giggs scored. He picked up possession on the halfway line after a loose pass from Patrick Vieira. Giggs ran away from the halfway line, dribbling past the whole Arsenal back line, before scoring a left-footed strike just under David Seaman's bar and beyond him. Giggs ran celebrating towards the United fans and Man United held on to beat the Gunners 2–1 after extra time. The goal proved to be the last ever scored in FA Cup semi-final replays, which were abolished the following season.

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