Rapid Vienna vs Arsenal LIVE: Result and reaction from Europa League fixture tonight
Follow all the action as the Gunners get underway in the group stage in Austria
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the action as Arsenal travel to Austria to take on Rapid Vienna in the Europa League.
Mikel Arteta’s side laboured to a 1-0 defeat against Man City last weekend, which somewhat halted the momentum of their brilliant start to the season. However, the Gunners still look vastly improved in comparison to the side who were knocked out in the round of 32 by Olympiacos last season.
Rather than the game itself, though, it’s the rumblings of discontent surrounding Mesut Ozil’s exclusion from tonight’s squad that has dominated the build-up to the fixture, with Arteta admitting that while his “conscience is calm”, he has “failed” Ozil by effectively drawing the curtain on the playmaker’s Arsenal career. Follow all the action below:
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Lovely intricate work by Rapid down the right-hand channel nearly ends in a goal, with Leno making a save.
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First booking of the evening goes to the home side, as Grahovac clatters into Pepe to earn a yellow card.
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Arsenal trying to get into a rhythm, but Rapid Vienna defending as a fairly cohesive unit and restricting space.
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Nice interplay between Nketiah and Saka almost leads to an Arsenal goal, but the latter loses sight of the ball inside the box.
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On a side note, there are three thousand home fans inside the Allianz Stadion tonight, and it’s marvellous to see them.
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Some nice early pressure from the home side.
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BT Sport pundit Martin Keown predicts Arsenal to go one better than Ozil’s forecast, and believes Arsenal ‘will win 4-0’.
Let’s see if he’s correct.
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Arsenal’s £45m deadline day signing Thomas Partey is handed his first start for the club by Mikel Arteta.
In other words, it’s Partey time.
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