United Land Gunners In Semi-Final

This season that there will definitely be a team from the Nationwide Division League in the final of the prestigious cup, which will be played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Sir Alex Ferguson remain optimistic despite being drawn with an on-form Arsenal outfit and claimed that the two clubs were 'certain' to meet each other at such a late stage in the great cup.

We were certain to get them, It's okay," he said

"It's good. It doesn't matter when you get them."

"I just felt we'd get them. You get a good smell of these things."

"There's a closeness between the two sides, that's been emphasised in the last few matches - two draws and one victory each in the last four games."

"Their form has been better than Manchester United's this year but a semi-final at Villa Park with Manchester United is a good venue for us." Sir Alex went on.

The winners of this tough fixture will play either Divsion 1 outfits Sunderland or Milwall or even Division 2 outfit Tranmere Rovers in the final. Merseyside club Tranmere Rovers, currently sitting 16th in the Second Division, did well to hold London club Milwall at The New Den on Sunday and now have a home replay against them to try and earn themselves an unbelievable spot in The FA Cup final against either The Gunners or The Red Devils.

Mick McCarthey's Sunderland had to squeeze past Sheffield United at The Stadium of Light yesterday and it was thanks to a single Tommy Smith goal that beat a strong Sheffield United.

Arsenal on the other hand were mentally and physically fit for their Quarter-Final fixture at Portsmouth and hammered Pompey 5-1 with the help of a Thierry Henry and a Freddi Ljungberg double.