PLEASE STAY
Ramsey begs Wenger to sign new deal after his goal seals Cup for Arsenal
AARON RAMSEY was Arsenal’s FA Cup final hero once again yesterday — and the Gunners goalscorer then urged under-fire boss Arsene Wenger not to quit.
Ramsey’s second-half winner put a gloss on a poor Arsenal season and shattered Chelsea’s hopes of the Double. And Ramsey, who had scored the winning goal against Hull in the final three years ago, had no doubt that Wenger was the reason why the club are celebrating a record-breaking 13th FA Cup.
Wenger, who for months has been tight-lipped about his future amid supporter unrest over their title failures, meets the Arsenal board on Tuesday and says his position will be revealed the next day.
Ramsey said: ‘Of course I want him to stay. He’s been fantastic for me, fantastic for these players. He deserves this. He’s changed the system and it’s paid off so hopefully he’ll be here next season because he has earned it.’
Alexis Sanchez gave Arsenal an early lead with Ramsey pouncing seconds after Diego Costa had equalised for Chelsea. Wenger, who had been desperate to sign off the season with silverware having failed to qualify for the Champions League, said: ‘It was an outstanding performance from the first minute. This team have suffered. They’ve united and responded.
‘I said last week this team will be in the [title race] with one or two good buys. They showed strength and unity and played spectacular football today.
‘I’m proud to have won seven of these cups. I’m proud having done this — winning the championship without losing [in 2004] and winning seven FA Cups.’