Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace as Arsenal beat ten-man Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday to lift their 14th title.
The Gabon striker scored a penalty in the 28th minute and netted the winner in the 67th minute after Christian Pulisic had put Chelsea ahead through a fifth-minute strike.
The win gave manager Mikel Arteta his first trophy as a manager and also put the Gunners into next season’s Europa League. It was a sweet end to what has been a tough campaign at the Emirates stadium.
The performance of Antony Taylor and VAR drew plenty of criticism from Chelsea fans after the referee sent off Mateo Kovacic for a second bookable offense when replays showed he had clearly won the ball. A few more decisions appeared to have gone against the Blues who also saw Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta go off injured.
However, it was joy for the Arsenal fans who saw their team cement their place as the most successful team in the competition’s history.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Arsenal’s win
Our No 14.
— 🎗 Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 2, 2020
With No 14.
Goodnight, Gooners 👋 pic.twitter.com/tNbEEKHomz
Get in number 14 🥳🥳🍻 pic.twitter.com/S5o2rONre6
— Ray Parlour (@RealRomfordPele) August 1, 2020
Thank you everyone for being so supportive.We knew that there were expectations and this trophy is for you.There is still a long way to go of improving on many things,but I’m very proud of the fantastic players and the staff.Again, thank you so much for the support and belief pic.twitter.com/A4ejHMIfPZ
— Mikel Arteta (@m8arteta) August 1, 2020
Thank you for my birthday 🎂 present 🏆@arsenal #coyg #facup #champion pic.twitter.com/vhul6ALlFr
— Kanu Nwankwo (@papilokanu) August 1, 2020
❤️ #FACup CHAMPIONS! 🤍 Congratulations guys! 😍👏🏻
— Pablo Mari Villar (@PabloMV5) August 1, 2020
Come on Gunners! @arsenal#Arsenal #COYG #Gunners pic.twitter.com/s0BDyErcNa
Congrats @Arsenal 👏! Outstanding achievement to win this year’s #FACup 🏆 Class finish by @Aubameyang7 to get the win after another great team performance 🔥
— Robin van Persie (@Persie_Official) August 1, 2020
Congratulations @Arsenal for winning the @FACupFinal For the 14th time 👏🏻 #remarkable
— Cesc Fàbregas Soler (@cesc4official) August 1, 2020
𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 1, 2020
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored more goals across all competitions since making his Arsenal debut than any other player for a Premier League club.#SignDaTing is trending. 👀 pic.twitter.com/XMybLHKMza
10 years a the club. Unbelievable determination. Martinez a true Arsenal man 🙌 #FACupFinal #Arsenal pic.twitter.com/WeflvR8FAn
— Mbarak Gunner (@MbarakGunner) August 2, 2020
Although Aubameyang was clinical in front of goal, he wasn’t quite the same when it came to lifting the trophy and Twitter saw the funny side to it
This is possibly the worst trophy lift ever. 🤣🤣🤣 #FACupFinal
— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) August 1, 2020
pic.twitter.com/ehd4kvkW3W
Just a snapshot of 2020, mate#FACupFinalpic.twitter.com/aToQ7QGqdx
— Melissa Reddy (@MelissaReddy_) August 1, 2020
Chelsea fans though were furious with referee Taylor and vented their anger at the official and VAR
Let’s be honest. Arsenal completely deserve to win the #FACup but what’s shocking is that we were denied any basic opportunity to equalise in the second. Kovacic sent off for god knows what and Anthony Taylor not even consulting VAR to check the obvious handball by Martinez
— Divij Kapoor (@kapd195) August 2, 2020
Honestly ... though
— Alex Goldberg (@AlexGoldberg_) August 1, 2020
Why did my broadcast not show one replay of the handball by Martinez? Not one. I have Martin Tyler on call. I assume it’s a popular broadcast.
NOT. ONE. REPLAY.
Clear as day handball, VAR where you at? pic.twitter.com/W3xqJ7A5Vq
— Deller (@K_Deller) August 1, 2020
Kovacic second yellow a complete nonsense. Anomaly that VAR can not overule that.
— Ian Darke (@IanDarke) August 1, 2020
Let’s get one thing clear, Arsenal deserve to win no excuses, but what I’m upset about is the fact that we were denied any chance of getting any equaliser by the referee who didn’t bother using VAR to check if Kovacic actually should of get a second yellow. He never bothered.
— Frank Khalid (@FrankKhalidUK) August 1, 2020