Jack Wilshere dedicated Arsenal's FA Cup victory over Hull City to the club's supporters as the north London side's open-top bus parade got under way in the streets of Islington on Sunday.Arsenal fell behind to early goals from Hull's James Chester and Curtis Davies in the Wembley showpiece, only to get back on level terms during normal time through Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielny.
Aaron Ramsey scored during the second period of extra-time to ensure Arsenal clinched their first trophy since 2005 and Wilshere lauded the character demonstrated by his team-mates.
"It's hard to put into words (what this victory means to me). It's been nine years now - we've waited a long time for this," Wilshere told Sky Sports News.
"We've worked hard and the manager has worked hard but most of all this is for the fans who fill the stadium every week. This one is for them.
"It was a bad start. We've done that a few times this season and been punished but we knew if we got a goal before half-time we could go on and win it. We're a fit team and we've got quality as well. That's a good mixture and we showed that.
"We had a hard run (in the competition, having drawn Spurs, Liverpool and Everton) as well so you can't say that we didn't deserve it. We showed the character that we've shown all season in the final and fair play to the boys."
An estimated 250,000 people lined the streets of north London for the trophy parade which Arsenal left-back Kieran Gibbs believes illustrates the size of the club.
"It's something very special and I can't believe how many people are here," he said. "It just reiterates how big this club is and how important it was for us to win yesterday.
"Now that we have got the first hurdle out of the way hopefully it will give us a boost for the seasons to come. We've shown character for the last couple of years but yesterday was a testament to the players.
