Inside Arsenal’s celebrations! Jubilant Gunners players toast FA Cup win in style as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is hailed their ‘GOAT’ and shirtless Alexandre Lacazette savours the success… but Nicolas Pepe is sticking to Fanta during post-match party!
- Arsenal were celebrating their FA Cup final triumph in style on Saturday night
- The club sealed their 14th success in the competition after a thriller at Wembley
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was hailed the ‘GOAT’ in wild post-match scenes
- His strike partner Alexandre Lacazette was caught on camera while shirtless
- But Nicolas Pepe was seen wisely sticking to soft drinks on the journey back
Arsenal’s players have been celebrating their FA Cup success in style with jubilant scenes taking place inside their dressing room and on the team bus.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang once again stepped up the fore for Mikel Arteta’s men with a match-winning brace, and the talisman was soon christened the club’s Greatest Of All Time by his team-mates.
Nicolas Pepe will avoid a post-party hangover, however, after being caught on camera enjoying a Fanta while the rest of the Gunners stars basked in their Wembley success.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was hailed as Arsenal’s GOAT after their FA Cup final victory
But Nicolas Pepe will enjoy a hangover-free Sunday after being caught wisely drinking Fanta
The squad will unsurprisingly enjoy the victory for many hours to come after securing Arsenal’s 14th FA Cup triumph.
Their trophy lift was arguably an underwhelming affair without the presence of supporters inside the national stadium, but each and every player appeared determined to mark the moment in a series of hilarious social media posts.
Alexandre Lacazette was even filmed celebrating with his shirt only partly on, but didn’t appear to mind as those around him continued to bounce around and sing on their journey.
But it was his strike partner Aubameyang who appeared the heart and soul of the jamboree.
Alexandre Lacazette was filmed celebrating with his shirt only partly on during the journey
The 31-year-old frontman, whose future at the club remains unclear, handed fans a glimpse at how their idols were celebrating on Instagram.
A series of lengthy posts to his story showed boisterous players packed into the aisle of their coach while others cracked open bottles of champagne around them.
The raucous stars belted out songs and danced the night away after leaving Wembley with the coveted FA Cup trophy safely in tow.
The actual piece of silverware, Arteta’s first at the helm of the club, was seen nestled between two seats.
A number of players were filmed singing and dancing while packed tightly in the coach’s aisle
The FA Cup trophy was spotted nestled between two seats during the boisterous celebrations
And the tight bond between the head coach and his players was shown once again shortly after the cup had been hoisted into the air.
Arteta, who is no stranger to success after a three-year spell as Pep Guardiola’s right-hand man at Manchester City, was filmed heading down the tunnel and into the dressing room while clutching the trophy.
His arrival was greeted with a shower of champagne and the then-soaked Arteta joyously let loose by hopping around in the centre of the room.
The trophy was later spotted on the team bus, wisely with a seat-belt on, amid the boisterous celebrations.
Arsenal won the all-London showdown at Wembley after two goals from talisman Aubameyang
The 31-year-old frontman latched on to Nicolas Pepe’s pass before chipping home the winner
Despite the all-London showdown taking place behind closed doors, it transpired to be one certain to live long in the memory.
Christian Pulisic had opened the scoring after just five minutes with a clever dink, but Aubameyang once again underlined his importance to Arsenal with two goals.
His first came from the penalty spot after Cesar Azpilicueta’s foul inside the box, and the effort that handed Arteta’s side the silverware was breathtaking.
Pepe picked out his team-mate on the left-hand side of the box, and Aubameyang duly chipped over Willy Caballero and into the far corner.
