Arsenal bounced back from their Europa League heartache to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah sealed a 2-0 win at Portsmouth on Monday. Arteta said his players were still feeling “very down” several days after that kick in the teeth, but they survived an early barrage from third tier Portsmouth to avoid more misery in the FA Cup fifth round. Arsenal’s record 13 FA Cup triumphs featured two with Arteta in the team in 2014 and 2015. Arsenal hadn’t been knocked out of the FA Cup by a team outside the top two divisions since losing to Wrexham in 1992. Portsmouth’s fall from grace after winning the FA Cup in 2008 was nothing short of spectacular.

Source: Punch March 02, 2020 21:45 UTC