Oxlade-Chamberlain says one trophy can lead to more

Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is confident Arsenal’s next trophy will be the catalyst for an era of success for Arsene Wenger’s new generation.

The Gunners head to Wembley today to take on holders Wigan for a place in next month’s FA Cup final, and a shot at ending nine campaigns without a trophy. Oxlade-Chamberlain insists that while the current squad are not burdened by the weight of expectation, they are conscious of what ending the best part of a barren decade would mean for the future.

“I have been here for three seasons and others have only joined this season so, in a way, as a club, it is weighing on us, but as players it is not like that,” he said. “We have all come together as a fairly new squad and for the time we have been together, we have been building ourselves up to a moment like this.