Arsenal 2 Chelsea 0 Though the streets of Cardiff were swimming in the amber nectar, Arsenal's celebratory dinner to mark Saturday's FA Cup final triumph over Chelsea was a sedate and sober affair, the temptation to tipple curbed by an overwhelming desire to arrive in Manchester this week with a clear head.
So determined are Arsne Wenger's side to see the double done and dusted at Old Trafford, beneath the nose of their most outspoken critic Sir Alex Ferguson, the champagne stayed on ice. On Wednesday evening, assuming a point can be prised away from Manchester United, the mother of all north London parties will begin.
For all the ecstatic mayhem that accompanied Arsenal's Millennium Stadium victory, the over-riding feeling, once the hysteria had subsided, was one of relief. …
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