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It was a piece of individual brilliance from Danielle Carter that won Arsenal Women their 14th FA Cup in 2016.
Her first touch to control Casey Stoney’s lofted pass, her trickery to dribble past Hannah Blundell and her composure to curl a shot into the top corner past Hedvig Lindahl gave the Gunners a 1-0 victory over Chelsea and their first trophy in two years.
They have not won the competition since and Carter, now of Brighton, is aiming to keep it that way when she comes up against her former club in the semi-finals tomorrow.
Brighton forward Danielle Carter is hoping to help her side reach the FA Cup final at Wembley
‘To win the FA Cup with Arsenal, my childhood team, at Wembley, was what dreams are made of,’ Carter tells Sportsmail. ‘Sentiment aside, I now wear this badge. I now want this team to do as well as possible.
'We want to go to Wembley, we want that day out, we want to make history.’
Carter, 28, joined Arsenal at the age of 16 after progressing through the ranks at Leyton Orient but after the forward helped the Gunners win three WSL titles, four FA Cups and five Continental Cups during 11