The Gunners made it through to their second successive FA Cup final but only courtesy of a disastrous error from Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici, who gifted Alexis' winning goal.
LONDON — Arsenal will return to Wembley next month to defend its FA Cup crown but selfies and silverware will be in short supply unless they finally learn to master the showpiece occasion.
A moment of inspiration from Alexis Sanchez and one of utter devastation for poor Adam Federici, who left the hallowed turf in tears following his inexplicable mind blank, sealed Arsenal’s passage but it was, yet again, an unnecessarily complicated one.