We can improve for Cup showdown, says Wenger

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has warned FA Cup semi-final opponents Manchester United that his side can play much better than they did in the 5-1 thrashing of Portsmouth.

The Premiership big guns have been pitted together in the last four in a remake of the 1999 semi-final, while the other match is an all-Nationwide League affair between Sunderland and either Tranmere or Millwall.

Manchester United beat the Gunners five years ago in a replay at Villa Park as Ryan Giggs scored a stunning solo goal, after Roy Keane was sent to the line, to book a place in the final and keep the Red Devils on course for their treble.

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