Arsenal are a great team. But we lifted the trophy eight times in 11 years.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Arsenal have won that advantage, nobody gave it to them. By playing fantastic football and by winning matches and by winning trophies, they won that respect that the opponent has for them.
I think these awards are always nice for a player but they also reflect well on the club. It shows that Arsenal's performance have been noted all around the world and it helps by having so many good players around me.
The fans are amazing. I'm really happy here at Arsenal, and I'm going to do my best for this club.
We're still a great team. In your mind you can understand that but, emotionally, we needed to express the same belief. We came out full of fire and scored two early goals, two really beautiful goals, and that changed everything.
For Manchest United, every cup is very important. A trophy is a trophy.
Our two biggest rivals had adjusted their whole season to this one aim of beating us. Of course, it is a big compliment that they were so motivated to stop us but it was very tough to face two matches like that so close together. Suddenly three trophies are down to one.
It's fantastic for Arsenal, and for English football as well. You've got an English club with a lot of young English talent committing themselves to a club.
Obviously, I am hoping to go on and win many trophies for Spurs and for England. That's always been the aim since I was a kid, dreaming of lifting the trophy one day for them, so that's what I've got to do.
When people think Arsenal had a bad season and we've had a good one, yet they still finish above us, it hurts.
With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.