Aaron Ramsey believes Arsenal showed real character to edge past Manchester City 2-1 in extra-time to book their spot in the FA Cup final against Chelsea.
The Gunners came into the match as underdogs against Pep Guardiola's men and Arsene Wenger sprung a surprise by sticking with the three at the back system he deployed against Middlesbrough.
Arsenal were under the cosh in the first half, but withstood Manchester City pressure and headed in level at the break.
But the Citizens did pull ahead just past the hour mark after Sergio Aguero was put through and clipped the ball over Gunners goalkeeper Petr Cech.
The Gunners responded though and levelled in the 71st minute after Nacho Monreal volleyed a cross from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain past Claudio Bravo.
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Extra time was needed to split the two teams and ultimately it was Arsenal who came up trumps after Alexis Sanchez popped up to score in the 101st minute after Manchester City did not properly clear a free kick from Mesut Ozil.
The Gunners had won 2-1 and Ramsey feels his side's hunger to win was on display, while he also hailed the character shown.
"I love this competition. We have been quite successful in recent years and you can see the passion that the players play with", Ramsey said on BBC Radio 5 live.
"We went behind and kept on going and got a result.
"I made the mistake for the goal. I know in these situations you have to respond. I carried on trying to work my socks off and ultimately it paid off.
"That is the second time we played this formation, credit to the boys. We have shown the character we have in this team."
And Ramsey says Arsenal want to win the FA Cup for under-fire boss Wenger.
"It was important to win today, to have something to look forward to. But now we have another seven cup finals to try and get into the top four.
"We have let him [Arsene Wenger] down at times this season, we want to win it for him and ourselves."
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