Aaron Ramsey: Arsenal must get right into Eden Hazard's face to stop Chelsea star in FA Cup final

Aaron Ramsey has highlighted the danger Eden Hazard will pose Arsenal when they take on Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday, and believes the Gunners will have to get "right in" the Belgian's face to stop him at Wembley.

Arsenal secured a comfortable 3-0 win over their London rivals at the Emirates Stadium eight months ago, but then lost 3-1 to Chelsea in the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge in early February after Hazard scored a superb solo goal.

The Belgian winger, who has enjoyed his best season in a Chelsea shirt this term with 16 goals to his name, received the ball in midfield before he dribbled past Francis Coquelin and Laurent Koscielny to drive the ball past Petr Cech.

Ramsey remembers the goal all too well, and thinks Hazard is one of the Chelsea players who Arsenal's defenders must keep a close eye on when the two teams play each other in the FA Cup final this weekend.

He told Arsenal's website: "I think the way we started the [home] game in the first half was very good.

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"We won the game in the first half really. We were very quick, we counter-attacked well, closed them down, got about them and everything seemed to come together on that day.

"I’m sure something similar will be required to beat them in the final as well.

"It was a different game [away] and we perhaps let individuals have a bit too much space. Hazard went on a bit of a run and put the ball in the net.

"We can’t let that happen again, we have to be right in his face and stop that at source."