I don't want Gunners, admits Strachan

Gordon Strachan plumped for honesty ahead of glamour when he admitted he would rather face Sheffield United or Watford in the FA Cup semi-finals than the winners of the replay between Arsenal and Chelsea.

The Southampton manager saw his team move to within 90 minutes of an FA Cup final appearance with yesterday’s 2-0 win over Wolves – and then announced he would prefer to meet more First Division opposition to boost his team’s chances of making it to Cardiff.