Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny was delighted to score in their FA Cup win against Oxford United.

The Egyptian headed home Fabio Vieira's 64th-minute free-kick to finally end the hosts' resistance at the Kassam Stadium, and set up round four tie against Manchester City.

Speaking post-match, Elneny said: “We knew that today was very important for us to win because we have a derby in the next game, and we go there with the confidence to win away from home and we're into the next round.

“We know it's a special game for all of us in the derby, and we go there full of confidence and we'll go for three points.

“We knew it was going to be a tough game today because for [Oxford] it is one game of the season and it is something big for them. That's why they gave everything in the game, and we had to manage this and come here to win to go through to the next round."

Elneny also said: “I think we were frustrated because we knew we were playing good but we just missed out on scoring a goal.

“We dominated the game and everything but we just couldn't score. We corrected some things and then in the second half, we did it and won the game.

“Of course, I'm happy to score and help my team to win the game. For me it's special because this club means a lot to me and to score for this club is something really, really good."