Arsenal respond after Mikel Arteta’s ‘now or never’ half-time team talk

Mikel Arteta’s side gave themselves hope with an away goal (Nick Potts/PA)

Mikel Arteta revealed he gave his Arsenal players a rousing half-time pep talk as they fought back to keep their hopes of reaching the Europa League final alive following a narrow defeat in Villarreal.

The first leg of this semi-final clash appeared to be getting away from the Gunners as first-half goals from Manuel Trigueros and Raul Albiol preceded a Dani Ceballos red card just before the hour.