How Arsenal reacted immediately after Manchester United won the FA Cup
Posted By Joe E
May 25, 2024
5:32 pm
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Arsenal uploaded a post on X (previously Twitter) just seconds after Manchester United won the FA Cup final – which some have described as an embarrassing reaction.
Erik ten Hag pulled off a major shock when inflicting Pep Guardiola‘s first defeat in a domestic cup final since joining Manchester City, as goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo stunned the Premier League champions.
Keen to avoid Manchester United getting all the limelight – however – Arsenal decided to upload an interesting post just seconds after the final whistle at Wembley…
What Arsenal posted seconds after Manchester United FA Cup win
The Gunners were quick to remind everybody that they are the FA Cup kings after Manchester United defeated Manchester City.
Arsenal wrote: “We have a legacy in the FA Cup like no other team having lifted the trophy a record 14 times 🏆 📊 Can you name the players who started in each of our seven wins since the year 2000?”
We have a legacy in the FA Cup like no other team having lifted the trophy a record 14 times 🏆
📊 Can you name the players who started in each of our seven wins since the year 2000? 👇
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 25, 2024
The comments section of this post was unsurprisingly full of rival supporters calling Arsenal “embarrassing” and “shameless” – as the Gunners seemingly tried to deflect attention away from Manchester United’s achievement.
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You can see the total list of FA Cup winners throughout history below.
Club
Wins
First final won
Last final won
Runners-up
Last final lost
Total final appearances
Arsenal
14
1930
2020
7
2001
21
Manchester United
13
1909
2024
9
2023
22
Chelsea
8
1970
2018
8
2022
16
Liverpool
8
1965
2022
7
2012
15
Tottenham Hotspur
8
1901
1991
1
1987
9
Manchester City
7
1904
2023
6
2024
13
Aston Villa
7
1887
1957
4
2015
11
Newcastle United
6
1910
1955
7
1999
13
Blackburn Rovers
6
1884
1928
2
1960
8
Everton
5
1906
1995
8
2009
13
West Bromwich Albion
5
1888
1968
5
1935
10
Wanderers
5
1872
1878
0
—
5
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4
1893
1960
4
1939
8
Bolton Wanderers
4
1923
1958
3
1953
7
Sheffield United
4
1899
1925
2
1936
6
Sheffield Wednesday
3
1896
1935
3
1993
6
West Ham United
3
1964
1980
2
2006
5
Preston North End
2
1889
1938
5
1964
7
Old Etonians
2
1879
1882
4
1883
6
Portsmouth
2
1939
2008
3
2010
5
Sunderland
2
1937
1973
2
1992
4
Nottingham Forest
2
1898
1959
1
1991
3
Bury
2
1900
1903
0
—
2
Huddersfield Town
1
1922
1922
4
1938
5
Leicester City
1
2021
2021
4
1969
5
Oxford University
1
1874
1874
3
1880
4
Royal Engineers
1
1875
1875
3
1878
4
Derby County
1
1946
1946
3
1903
4
Leeds United
1
1972
1972
3
1973
4
Southampton
1
1976
1976
3
2003
4
Burnley
1
1914
1914
2
1962
3
Cardiff City
1
1927
1927
2
2008
3
Blackpool
1
1953
1953
2
1951
3
Clapham Rovers
1
1880
1880
1
1879
2
Notts County
1
1894
1894
1
1891
2
Barnsley
1
1912
1912
1
1910
2
Charlton Athletic
1
1947
1947
1
1946
2
Old Carthusians
1
1881
1881
0
—
1
Blackburn Olympic
1
1883
1883
0
—
1
Bradford City
1
1911
1911
0
—
1
Ipswich Town
1
1978
1978
0
—
1
Coventry City
1
1987
1987
0
—
1
Wimbledon
1
1988
1988
0
—
1
Wigan Athletic
1
2013
2013
0
—
1
Arsenal fans are surely annoyed
Of course, you can understand why Arsenal uploaded the post.
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Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images
History will always remember the 2023/24 campaign as a season where Manchester United technically enjoyed the better outcome with a piece of silverware secured – despite finishing six places and 29 points behind the Gunners – so Arsenal presumably wanted to remind everybody of their quality in light of this harsh fact.
For all of Mikel Arteta’s hard work, he ends the season without a trophy, whereas the much maligned Ten Hag – who could still yet be sacked – added one to Manchester United’s cabinet.
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