Arsene Wenger has defended rookie Lukasz Fabianski and claimed he will go on to become one of the world's best goalkeepers.
The Pole had a difficult evening at Wembley on his 24th birthday on Saturday, making a succession of mistakes before rushing out of his goal and gifting Chelsea's winner to Didier Drogba as the Gunners lost the FA Cup semi-final 2-1.
But Fabianski is set to deputise for No.1 Manuel Almunia at least until after the Champions League semi-final, first leg against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday week.
Wenger said: 'It would be unfair to put too much responsibility for this defeat on Fabianski.
'I do not want to speak too much about what he has done, I just want to see him recover because I firmly believe he will be one of the best keepers in the world.
'He has the talent. He is brave, he is intelligent and technically he is very good. He was not at his best, we have to accept that. It can happen to anyone, just as it did to [Chelsea's] Petr Cech on Tuesday.'
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