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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gestures on the touchline during the UEFA Europa League Semi Final at the Emirates Stadium, London
Toffees struggle to savour final games before heading to new stadium
Bournemouth merited their triumph over Mikel Arteta’s underwhelming Gunners who had one eye very much on their crucial Champions League clash v PSG
UNAI EMERY’S Villarreal knocked Arsenal out of the last four of the Europa League on Thursday night as the former Gunners boss reached his fifth final in the competition.
La Liga’s Yellow Submarine sunk the Gunners 2-1 on aggregate after a goalless draw and will now face Manchester United in the showpiece final in Gdansk, Poland, at the end of the month.
The result leaves Mikel Arteta under growing pressure at an unhappy club. It followed further pre-match demonstrations at Ashburton Grove from frustrated supporters, aimed at absentee billionaire owner Stan Kroenke.
In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
A point apiece at the Emirates with both Arsenal and Palace looking distracted by forthcoming semi-finals
