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Roberto Martinez: Wigan Athletic were "magnificent"

Roberto Martinez heaps praise on his Wigan Athletic players for their FA Cup win.

Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has hailed his side's FA Cup final win against Manchester City as a "magnificent" achievement.

Martinez's side beat City with a late goal from Ben Watson, and Martinez paid tribute to his players for not giving up at half time.

"This is an incredible moment," Martinez told ITV Sport. "We were down at half time because we played well in the first half and we didn't take our chances.

"There was a feeling that we had wasted our opportunity, but these players never feel beaten and we kept going.

"I was thinking about extra time when the goal went in. The performance was magnificent, we went eye to eye with a great team and won."

Wigan face Arsenal and Aston Villa in their battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

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