Arsenal must continue their fine form in the FA Cup if they are to beat current holders Wigan Athletic in the semi-finals at Wembley tomorrow, manager Arsene Wenger said yesterday.

Arsenal have reached the last four for a record-equalling 27th time after impressive wins over Tottenham, Coventry , Liverpool and Everton, and with Hull , Sheffield United and Wigan remaining, they are favourites to win the competition for the 11th time.

Their Cup form is in contrast to their dismal league form which has seen them win two of their last nine games and slide down the table from top to fourth.

They now face a buoyant Championship side in Wigan, who stunned Manchester City in last year’s final and then beat them again in this season’s quarter-finals.

“We play against an opponent that has done well in this competition,” Wenger said yesterday.

“They have beaten Man. City, so we want to focus on that and make sure we can go through.

“You win when you produce a quality performance. We have, in this competition, produced top quality performances so let’s continue with that.

“We have a team who has a lot of experience. For us what is very important is to win the semi-final and it’s important we focus on that.”

Arsenal have injury concerns over Kieran Gibbs, Tomas Rosicky and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, while Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny have both been ruled out.

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