West Brom’s Premier League relegation was confirmed as Arsenal returned to winning ways to sink Sam Allardyce’s side.
Mikel Arteta insists he is still the man to lead Arsenal back to glory despite his side failing to reach the Europa League final after being eliminated by Villarreal.
Manchester United sealed a spot in the Europa League final with an 8-5 aggregate win over AS Roma despite a 3-2 loss in the second leg, while a 0-0 draw in London was enough to see Villareal progress to the final beating Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate.
Arsenal face Villarreal on Thursday night looking to overturn a first-leg deficit to reach the Europa League final.
Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal side can take their ‘biggest step forward’ under his management if they top a turbulent season by booking their place in the Europa League final.
Thierry Henry has warned Arsenal supporters that a potential takeover by Spotify founder Daniel Ek could take a ‘very long’ time as he said the Swedish billionaire wants to bring back the identity and DNA of the club.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has thanked the medics who helped him fight his way back from malaria to stake a claim for a role in Arsenal’s Europa League semi-final showdown with Villarreal.
Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave manager Mikel Arteta food for thought after scoring on his return to the team ahead of Thursday night’s Europa League semi-final shoot-out with Villarreal.