The Gunners can finally put an end to their nine-year long trophy drought when they face Hull City in Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley. Arsenal's last success was in 2005 when they won the FA Cup after beating Manchester United on penalties. If Arsenal win it will be the fifth FA Cup title for Wenger and the club will equal Manchester United's record of 11 Cup wins.
"No matter what the result will be, this club - and this is always most important - can deal with the consequences of any game," Wenger said. "What is important is that we come out of the game and have the feeling that we gave absolutely our best, our total energy to play at our best and then you always accept the consequences. No matter how much we talk about it, you can win and lose but you want to come out of the game feeling you have done the maximum to win and that is what we want to achieve."
Hull City boss Steve Bruce has won the trophy three times as a player with Manchester United, but never won it as a manager. For Hull City this will be the first ever appearance in the FA Cup final and the manager admits it will be a very special occasion for him and his players. "We've tried to keep it normal, but you can tell it's not normal," said Bruce. "You can tell from watching the players train that it's not a normal week. For the first time in three or four weeks, there is a real spring in the step of the players. You can detect that and it will build as the week goes on, and so it should. When you're growing up and playing for your junior team, your district team, whoever – you want to do one thing and that is play in an FA Cup final."
Hull will be without forwards Shane Long and Nikica Jalavic, who are cup tied, while Allan McGregor, Paul McShane and Sone Aluko, have recovered just in time. Thomas Vermaelen (knee) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (groin) might be fit for Arsenal. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Arsenal win - 1/2
Draw - 7/2
Hull City win - 13/2
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