As Chelsea Wallop Man U 3-1 To Reach FA Cup Final, Giroud Sets New Target

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Oliver Giroud has revealed Chelsea are aiming to finish in the top-three of the Premier League and win the FA Cup.

Frank Lampard’s side were in complete control from first to last as they comprehensively ended Manchester United’s 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions at Wembley.

Giroud put the Blues ahead in first half stoppage time before Mason Mount added a second in the opening stages of the second half.Chelsea

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Harry Maguire then put the ball into his own net before Bruno Fernandes converted from the penalty spot to reduce arrears in the closing stages.

Chelsea will now face Arsenal in the final next month and Giroud is relishing the opportunity to come up against his old side.

“I said to my boys in the dressing room, ‘I would love to win another one’. It would be my fifth one,” he told the BBC after the game.

“Another final now, it’s gonna be another big game against Arsenal. It’s going to be so special for me, personally.

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“We are very happy with the team’s performance today. We now need to focus on the Premier League.

“We want to finish top-three and win another FA Cup.”

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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