WE’LL WIN IT FOR WENGER
Gunners stars vow to lift FA Cup as payback for letting down boss
ARSENAL’S players want to win the FA Cup for Arsene Wenger after Alexis Sanchez hit an extra- time winner to book a place in the fi nal.
The Chilean striker became the fi rst Arsenal player to score four times at Wembley to earn a meeting with Chelsea on May 27.
Manchester City had led through Sergio Aguero but Nacho Monreal levelled to force extra- time.
Gunners midfi elder Aaron Ramsey said: “We have let the boss down at times this season, so we
want to win it for him and ourselves. I love this competition. We have been quite successful in recent years and you can see the passion that the players play with.”
Wenger played down the significance of the result to his own future, instead paying tribute to Sanchez, insisting he is going nowhere in the summer.
“Alexis Sanchez was like the team,” he said. “He is an animal, always ready to kill the opponent. He will never give up. He will be here next year because he has a contract and hopefully we will manage to extend him.
“People questioned us, we went through tough times. In these times you can be divided or united – and today we have shown the right response.
“People can question my decisions but not my loyalty and commitment to the club. We went through a difficult period. I will talk one day about that. The players showed great togetherness today.”
Defeat leaves Pep Guardiola without a trophy in a season for the first time in a managerial career with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City.
“We performed like we would want to in a fi nal – we did absolutely everything,” Guardiola said. “Congratulations to Arsenal. We had more chances but the fi nishing was like it has been throughout the season. Next season we will be stronger.”