Rio Ferdinand

The Reds' skipper at the Emirates Stadium feels the collective hunger for silverware is evident in United's displays, with two more huge prizes still very much on offer.

"I think our performances tell you that (we're hungry for more success)," Rio told Sky Sports News. "We're digging deep when we need to and playing as well as we can as a team on most occasions.

"We need to keep doing that until the end of the season. Great, we're in the final, but we've got a lot of football before then to maintain this successful period."

Having taken just one point from three Premier League visits to the Emirates, despite impressive displays each time, Rio admits Tuesday's triumph was a long overdue reward.

"I think it was about time we got a good result here, and today we proved ourselves," he said. "We're a committed team. We want to achieve things and do well, and today we all pulled together and got the result we were looking for."