Wayne Rooney: Arsenal clash is massive for Manchester United... I'm desperate to finally win the FA Cup...
The
England and Manchester United captain says Monday night's quarter-final
against Arsenal is 'massive' - and it is so especially for the
29-year-old who has twice been on the losing side in the final.
United have the benefit of home advantage but the Gunners are in better form - and are defending the trophy.Rooney
watched Everton lift the FA Cup in 1995 and the memories of that make
him even more determined to match his old club's achievement.
He said: 'We have an FA Cup quarter-final against Arsenal on Monday and that is massive for us.
'We haven't been to a final for a few years, we want to try to win that game and we are looking forward to that.
'Of
course, I think it is a massive trophy. It is a trophy that, growing up
as a youngster, I used to love watching and I was fortunate enough to
see Everton lift the FA Cup in 1995 when I was nine years old. It is
something which I would love to do and hopefully it can be this year.'
United
were 2-0 winners over Arsenal in 2011, the last FA Cup meeting between
the sides since the 2005 final in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, when the
match finished 0-0 but the Gunners won after a penalty shoot-out.Rooney
scored in that shoot-out, as did Robin van Persie - for Arsenal. Van
Persie and Juan Mata are the only members of the United squad to have FA
Cup winners' medals, but both came with other clubs.
Rooney,
who has nine major honours with United, was also on the losing side in
2007 when Didier Drogba's goal in extra-time earned Chelsea a 1-0
triumph at the new Wembley Stadium.
With
so many of the top Premier League teams out of the competition whoever
wins on Monday will have a huge chance to go all the way.
Louis
van Gaal said: 'It is a game, 11 v 11 on a high level. Arsenal and
Manchester United are placed third and fourth. It is nearly a final I
think.'
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