Arsenal vs Chelsea: Mikel Arteta looks ahead to FA Cup final
Arsenal and Chelsea meet in today’s FA Cup final as two familiar London rivals go head-to-head for silverware once more. Both are managed by former players, Frank Lampard in charge of the Blues and former Arsenal star Mikel Arteta now in the dugout for the Gunners.
The two bosses now look to win their maiden trophy in management at Wembley.
Lampard has been boosted ahead of the final with N'Golo Kante and Willian both back in contention after injuries.
Kante has missed Chelsea's last six games in all competitions due to a hamstring problem while Willian sat out their crucial Premier League win over Wolves that ensured the club qualified for the Champions League.
"Kante and Willian are in the squad and we will see if they are fit enough to be involved in the starting 11," said the Blues manager.
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Arsenal need to win the FA Cup to qualify for next season’s Europa League, but Lampard insists that won’t affect his team’s preparations.
"We have to make sure we are not negatively affected by having qualified for the Champions League," he said.
"It doesn't affect preparations, we still want to win it. A trophy like this stays with you for life and you're quickly forgotten if you're a losing finalist.
"If you get to a final you want to win it. It will be difficult, many a great manager haven't won things but now we are here, I want to win it."
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Arsenal were outclassed by Chelsea when the side met in the Europa League final last year.
But Gunners boss Arteta says that heavy 4-1 defeat will not be playing on his players' minds.
"A year in football is a different life," he said.
"Even two weeks or three days later you can see a team performing one way then they can be a different team so there is not many things to take from that."
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