I thought Arsene Wenger was crazy for not playing me in the FA Cup final, but we had an unforgettable night days later we climbed a mountain that year' Arsenal legend tells FFT about winning the double, days after his omission from a showpiece fixture

"Arsenal are attempting to win a Premier League and Champions League double before this season is over having previously done a domestic double on three occasions. After bagging both the league and the FA Cup in 1971 and 1998, they repeated the feat once more in 2002. On that occasion, they defeated Chelsea 2-0 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, before clinching league at the home of perennial rivals Manchester United four days later."

"Martin Keown was part of that Arsenal squad, just as he was in 1998, but was surprisingly left out of the starting line-up for the FA Cup final. It was weird because that was the one cup final where Arsene Wenger said Look, you're not playing in this game', the TNT Sports pundit tells FourFourTwo now."

"We played Tony Adams in that game, even though that summer I went to the World Cup. He said Look, there's a bigger game coming up in four days' time, you'll play tomorrow at some point, but I need you to be fresh for Wednesday. I thought he was crazy at the time, but I did get on in the final and then I was pretty fresh, to be fair, and managed to do well."

"Tony and I were obviously getting on in years then I think I was 35 or 36 at the time. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. But it still turned out to be a good day against Chelsea, and against United days later as well it was unforgettable to win the league at Old Trafford. We climbed a mountain to get together that year."

Arsenal aimed to complete a Premier League and Champions League double, having previously achieved domestic doubles three times. They won the league and FA Cup in 1971 and 1998, then repeated the domestic double in 2002. In 2002, Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in the FA Cup final. Four days later, they secured the league title at Old Trafford against Manchester United. Martin Keown, who was part of the 2002 squad, was left out of the starting lineup for the FA Cup final. Tony Adams played in that match despite preparing for the World Cup, and he was managed to stay fresh for the league game four days later. Keown later came on in the final and performed well, and the league win at Old Trafford was unforgettable.

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