‘It was tough but we were professional’

Arsène Wenger said ahead of Monday’s Emirates FA Cup tie at Sutton that it would be “inexcusable and unexplainable” not to take the non-league side seriously.

The players responded with a professional performance to take us through to the last eight of the competition with goals from Lucas and Theo Walcott.

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That said, Sutton gave as good as they got for long periods of the game. Wenger was highly impressed with our opponents.

“I must say, you see as well now in these leagues they last 90 minutes at a Premier League level,” he told Arsenal Player. “That has changed compared to 20 years ago. They’re all fit, they…