glenn hoddle was appointed as manager for the 1993–94 season replacing david webb, and preferred using a sweeper system which saw sinclair convert into a central defender. he excelled in this position, however, the teams performances were poor and the side were involved in a relegation battle for the most of the campaign. despite the poor league form chelsea made it to the 1994 fa cup final against manchester united at wembley stadium, their first major cup final since 1972. chelsea could not prevent united from claiming the league and cup double in a 4–0 defeat, with sinclair conceding the penalty for a foul on andrei kanchelskis in the second-half, which was scored by eric cantona to make it 2–0. despite the defeat chelsea qualified for the next seasons uefa cup winners' cup as runners-up, their first european campaign in over twenty years.