Premiership referee Rob Styles will be the man in charge at the Millennium Stadium for the FA Cup Final on 21 May after receiving the call from The FA on Monday.
Styles has been refereeing in the top flight for five years now, and the honour of taking charge of the FA Cup Final will be the perfect end for the Hampshire referee.
"When I got the phone call the first thing I thought about was the honour," he reveals. "It's the pinnacle of any referee's career - domestically there is no greater honour.
"There's also a sense of responsibility that you carry for all referees. It is the showpiece match in the football calendar and it's a major day as far as the refereeing world is concerned, too.
"You feel a great deal of responsibility to do the best for yourself and every other referee. But I'm really looking forward to it.
"The FA Cup is such a great occasion. What I hope, and I'm sure everyone else does as well, is that when I blow the final whistle, the match is remembered as a game that befits the occasion of The FA Cup Final."
Styles will be in charge of Manchester United and Arsenal, who defeatedly Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers respectively at the weekend, and will have to be in top form to keep on top of the gamesmanship which could threaten the game, as has happened in previous fixtures between the two sides in past seasons.