Arsenal in control as quarter-finals beckon

Wenger full of praise for an assured Arsenal team ahead of tonight's FA Cup quarter-final draw

Olivier Giroud
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Arsenal 2 Middlesbrough 0. Two goals from Olivier Giroud eased Arsenal into the quarter-final of the FA Cup against a Middlesbrough side who never seriously threatened the holders.

It was a regulation win for the Gunners, who go into the hat for tonight's last eight draw as one of five Premier League teams, with Manchester United facing an awkward trip to League One Preston North End this evening in their fifth-round tie.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.