United’s FA Cup celebrations gave Arsenal added motivation, says Leno

• ‘You never forget that,’ says Leno after Arsenal’s 2-0 victory
• Lingard’s moonwalking caused a stir in United’s 3-1 Cup win

Bernd Leno says Arsenal had extra incentive to beat Manchester United after Ole Gunnar Solksjær’s team had celebrated with an exuberance that was noted during January’s 3-1 victory at the Emirates in the FA Cup.

Jesse Lingard, in particular, caused a stir with his moonwalking and Leno said after Arsenal’s 2-0 win against United on Sunday: “In your mind you will never forget something like that, when someone is celebrating. You don’t want to see it again so we were motivated. We knew before the game about our chance because Manchester United had one point more than us. Now we have two points [more than them] and that was enough motivation for us.

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