Gus Poyet’s men delivered a penalty shoot-out victory at Old Trafford to seal their first trip to the new Wembley, with a raft of fans favourites packed in the squad.
But where are they now? Scroll down and click through the pages to see where the Black Cats’ squad from that memorable evening are now:
17. UNUSED: Oscar Ustari
Another signing who ultimately failed to deliver, Ustari left Sunderland in 2014 to join Newell’s Old Boys. He later headed to Atlas and is now playing for Uruguayan side Liverpool Montevideo. Photo: Nigel Roddis
18. UNUSED: Emanuele Giaccherini
Injury prevented the Italian from making a real mark at the Stadium of Light, and he left the club to join Napoli in 2016. He remains to Italy to this day, having joined Chievo after a successful loan spell. Photo: Stu Forster
19. MANAGER: Gus Poyet
The Uruguayan led Sunderland to Wembley in one of the more memorable stints of his managerial career. After leaving the Stadium of Light in 2015, he headed to AEK Athens and later Shanghai Shenhua. His most recent spell in the dugout was at Bordeaux in 2018. Photo: Laurence Griffiths