3 reasons why Jose Mourinho will be desperate to win the FA Cup

#1 Manchester United can equal Arsenal's FA Cup record

Manchester United v Arsenal - Premier League — Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho

With a record 20 league titles, 12 FA Cups, 5 League Cups, 21 Community Shields, 3 UEFA Champions League titles and 1 UEFA Europa League title, Manchester United are, without doubt, the most illustrious club in England.

Arsenal have won the FA Cup a record 13 times. If United beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final, they will top the lists for winning the two most coveted trophies in England- the Premier League and the FA Cup.

For a manager who has built his career on winning trophies, Winning the FA Cup this year could prove to be even sweeter than their League Cup triumph from last season owing to the opposition they will face and also due to the record they can add to their name.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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