Oxford fans stand on a car outside the stadium for the FA Cup clash with Arsenal

A group of Oxford United fans thrilled the footballing community on Monday night when they found a cheeky way to watch their side’s FA Cup clash with Arsenal to a packed Kassam Stadium.

The west end of the site is known to house a parking lot rather than a grandstand, and a cold-looking group of fans took advantage of this as they stood on a car to watch the game from outside the site.

It drew laughter from the commentary team and two passing officials as Oxford were beaten 3-0 against Premier League leaders Arsenal despite a brave performance.

Some Oxford fans watched their side’s FA Cup clash with Arsenal from a car

They watched from the outside as Arsenal won the tie 3-0 after a difficult first hour

Fans were equally delighted by the show of support on Twitter, with several tweeting it was “the magic of the FA Cup” and ‘why we love the third round’.

Despite the result, Oxford boss Karl Robinson was happy with the way his side have struggled, telling ITV: “My players have made football club proud, we have struggled in all areas of the game, we haven’t gone that far looked apart a top-level team.’

Victory for Arsenal means they will meet title rivals Manchester City in the fourth round of the cup.

Eddie Nketiah scored a brace in the game after Mohamed Elneny opened the scoring

Fans on Twitter shared their delight at the Oxford supporters’ ingenuity

It will come at the end of a difficult period for the Gunners as they meet north London rivals Tottenham and Manchester United, the only side they have beaten so far this season

Manager Mikel Arteta downplayed the City game after the game. He told ITV: “We go game by game. We have a big game against Spurs and we need to prepare for that. My job is to make these players as good as possible.’

Speaking of his side’s hard-fought, if ultimately comfortable, win over Oxford, he said: “It’s always difficult to win in these rounds, they make it really difficult and you have to be patient, we did it and we got them in the end goals scored .’