Chelsea boss Conte labels Arsenal as FA Cup favourites

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says Arsenal are
favourites for next weekend's FA Cup final
following their failure to qualify for the Champions
League.
Victories for Liverpool and Manchester City on
Sunday meant Arsenal ended the Premier League
season in fifth, missing out on Europe's elite club
competition for the first time since the 1997-98
season.
Conte, meanwhile, guided Chelsea to the title in his
first season in charge and has an opportunity to
clinch the double against Arsene Wenger's men at
Wembley on Saturday.
But the Italian has warned Arsenal will be
motivated to salvage something from their season.
"If you ask me who you think the favourites are
now, I think it's Arsenal," he told a news
conference. "They only have this possibility to find
a good season after a win in the FA Cup.
"For this reason we must find motivation and find in
ourselves the right anger. The game will be very
difficult, above all for this reason.
"Arsenal have missed out on the Champions
League for the first time in I don't know how many
years, so we must prepare in the right way. I'm not
talking tactically. I'm talking about motivation, the
right fire in our soul and our hearts.
"If we have this in the same proportion as Arsenal
in that respect, we have the possibility to do the
double and win. Otherwise we risk a lot."