- Europa League updates from the 8pm BST game (first leg: 1-2)
- Manu Trigueros: ‘A dressing room is harder than a classroom’
- Any thoughts? You can email Paul or tweet @paul_doyle
Hello and welcome to who knows what. Arsenal could be glorious today; they could be ridiculous; or they could be a bit of both. One wonders whether even Mikel Arteta knows what to expect from his team – and whether his players know quite what to expect from him after last week’s tactical jumble. It’s remarkable that they still have a good chance of reaching the Europa League final - and thus next season’s Champions League - after the way they performed for most of the first leg, but Gdansk is still very much in their sights thanks to Bukayo Saka’s “moment of magic” (as per Arteta) or “the most surreal penalty I’ve seen for years” (per Manu Trigueros). Will they make the most of their reprieve? Or will Unai Emery have the last laugh on his return to the Emirates? It’s going to be fun finding out.
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