Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is looking forward to a glamour semi-final against Manchester United after helping see off Villarreal 3-0 in their Champions League last-eight meeting at the Emirates Stadium.
That result handed Arsene Wenger's side a 4-1 aggregate win over the Spanish side and set up a mouth-watering clash with their Barclays Premier League rivals.
Theo Walcott opened the scoring with a superb 10th-minute chip before Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie, with a penalty, put the result beyond doubt.
Fabregas told Sky Sports 3: "What was really important was that we'd said we wanted to try to score early, keep the pressure on and we did that well.
"At the end 3-0 is quite a fair result, we could have scored a few more but let's not be greedy.
"(Facing Manchester United) is unbelievable for us. What can you say? To be in the semi-final of the Champions League against maybe the best team in Europe, and the world, we would take it for sure.''
Wenger praised Walcott's exquisite finish, after watching the England winger transfer his form on the training ground to crucial matches.
"We know he can finish but now he is transferring that to the games. His level of confidence has gone up,'' Wenger said.
"In training he was always a good finisher but now he is becoming a great finisher in games too.''
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