LONDON: Holders Arsenal face Aston Villa in the FA Cup final on Saturday with a pair of historic landmarks driving the Gunners in their bid to retain the famous old trophy.
A victory over Villa at Wembley would make Arsenal chief Arsene Wenger the first post-war manager to win the FA Cup six times, taking him ahead of Alex Ferguson and level with George Ramsay -- the only boss to have won six FA Cups, with his last coming in charge of Villa in 1920.
There would also be a significant slice of history for Wenger's club if they see off Villa as it would make them the most successful team in the history of the competition with 12 Cup-winning campaigns.
Arsenal will go into the match as favourites after routing Villa 3-0 and 5-0 in their two Premier League encounters and finishing 14 places above them this season.
But those defeats came before Tim Sherwood replaced Paul Lambert as manager in February and sparked a revival that pulled Villa clear of the relegation zone and into their first FA Cup final since 2000.
Key to Arsenal's hopes of becoming the first team to retain the FA Cup since Chelsea in 2010 is the form of Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who scored the extra-time winner in last year's final against Hull.
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