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Early in the second half, Aaron Ramsey wasted an opportunity on the edge of the box after being found by Ozil, before Stoke replied through Xherdan Shaqiri, who was denied by a solid block by Cech.

There is a personal goal on the line for manager Arsene Wenger too. He would overtake Sir Alex Ferguson as the competition’s most successful manager of the modern era with what would be a sixth FA Cup winners’ medal

United broke the deadlock just before the half-hour mark through Ander Herrera. The Spaniard was left all alone at the back post as Maroune Fellaini commanded the attention of two defenders, allowing Herrera plenty of time at the back post to fire home Ashley Young’s deep cross for his sixth goal of the season

After winning nine of their last 10 games, the Gunners came into the contest as one of Premier League’s form teams, and three minutes elapsed when they threatened to make inroads toward another win

“I still hope, one day at the right price, that I’ll buy the team,” Dangote, 58, said in an interview as he traveled on a plane owned by one of his companies between the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and the Nigerian commercial hub of Lagos on May 1. “I might buy it, not at a ridiculous price but a price that the owners won’t want to resist. I know my strategy

Taking on the Premier League leaders in late April would ideally be considered a title decider, but Arsenal’s hopes of catching their London rivals in the closing stage of the season are slim at best due to Chelsea’s dominance

Fabian Delph was superb in midfield, Christian Benteke excellent up top, bringing all the power that Liverpool lacked, and questions must be asked of Brendan Rodgers and a side who will end the season without silverware – and likely without even a place in the Champions League either