Auba double as Arsenal stun Man City to reach final


Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s double sent Arsenal to the FA Cup final after they showed the perfect mix of grit and guile to beat Manchester City 2-0.

Fresh from beating Liverpool in the Premier League, Mikel Arteta’s side had to defend for large parts of this semi-final but thwarted City and struck twice on the counter-attack through Aubameyang.

The Gunners took the lead (19) when the striker finished a 18-pass move with a beautifully controlled finish at the back post before doubling the advantage (71) when breaking a lopsided City offside trap and nutmegging Ederson.

City could have no complaints with the result as they rarely tested Emiliano MartĂ­nez, who was protected by an outstanding defensive performance led by David Luiz and Kieran Tierney.

Player Ratings

Arsenal: Martinez (7), Mustafi (8), Luiz (9), Tierney (9), Bellerin (7), Ceballos (8), Xhaka (8), Maitland-Niles (8), Pepe (8), Lacazette (7), Aubameyang (9)

Subs: Torreira (N/A), Willock (N/A)

Man City: Ederson (6), Walker (5), Garcia (6), Laporte (6), Mendy (5), Gundogan (6), D Silva (6), De Bruyne (7), Mahrez (5), Jesus (5), Sterling (5)

Subs: Rodri (6), Foden (6)

Man of the match: David Luiz

Arsenal will play the winners of Sunday’s second semi-final between Manchester United and Chelsea in the final – set to be played on Saturday August 1.

Full report to follow….

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Team news

  • Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang returned to the starting XI after being rested against Liverpool with Mikel Arteta also preferring Ashley Maitland-Niles to play as the left-wing back.
  • Pep Guardiola reverted to his strongest XI for this Wembley clash with Kevin De Bruyne, Eric Garica, Ayermic Laporte, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez coming back into the team after missing the win over Bournemouth.

What’s next?

Tuesday 21st July 8:00pm Kick off 8:15pm

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Arsenal finish their Premier League season with fixtures against Aston Villa (a) on Wednesday and Watford (h) on Sunday. Meanwhile, Manchester City face Watford (h) on Tuesday and Norwich (h) on the final day. All four games are live on Sky Sports.

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