FA Cup: Arsenal reach final after 2-0 win over Man City at Wembley
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's brace helped Arsenal scale through Manchester City inside Wembley Stadium on Saturday |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrated his 24th and 25th goals of the season to send Arsenal to their eighth FA Cup final appearance in 20 years.
Gabon forward Aubameyang produced a smart back post finish to convert Nicolas Pepe's cross following a high-quality team move from the Gunners - which swept from one end of the pitch to another.
The former Borussia Dortmund star then capped an incredible counter-attack to settle the result in the second half.
Arsenal are into the FA Cup final after a thrilling victory over Manchester City in the first semi-final of the weekend |
The Gunners have won the cup in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015 and 2017 since the turn of the century, to go with a losing finalist appearance to Liverpool in 2001.
And they will be hoping to add to their glories on August 1, against either Man Utd or Chelsea, but not just for the silverware.
Manchester City Boss Pep Guardiola speaks after the game ⬇
Victory at Wembley next month will mean they will qualify for the Europa League - to take the pressure off a last gasp surge in the Premier League.PEP 💬 We didn't make a good performance, we were not ready enough. If you don't play for 90mins in a semi-final this can happen. We didn't play good, we are human beings. The opponent played good, sometimes it happens.— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 18, 2020
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