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'Complete rubbish' to say players don't care about FA Cup, insists three-time winner Walcott

Three-time FA Cup winner Theo Walcott insists its "complete rubbish" to say that players don't care about the competition anymore.

Arsenal will be aiming to extend their all-time record number of FA Cup wins to 14 when they take on Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday evening.

The FA Cup was once considered among the most prestigious trophies in the game, but it has seemingly lost its appeal in more recent times, with a number of top sides electing to field weakened squads while prioritising the Premier League.

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Newly crowned top-flight champions Liverpool were knocked out by Chelsea in the fifth round this season, as Jurgen Klopp shuffled his pack to cope with fixture congestion.