5 min: Arsenal behind! Great work from Villarreal down the left-hand side from Chukwueze. The ball finds itself at the feet of Trigueros, who slams the ball home with his left foot.

Not the ideal start for The Gunners.

4 min: Decent pressing from Arsenal early on, but Villarreal very comfortable in possession.

1 min: We have kick-off!

Close to kick-off!

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed what Villarreal coach Unai Emery told him before he took the job at the north London club.

Arteta replaced Emery, after the latter was sacked in late 2019 after a poor run of results.

“He was very honest, very open and I was grateful because it’s not something very, very common,” said Arteta when describing what was said between the two.

“But I know a lot of people that work with him, a lot of people that have been around him and they all say the same thing that as a person he’s a fantastic man.

“Obviously he’s a great manager, but they highlight the man behind it as well and who he is.

“In that situation, because it came from him, which is unusual, I was surprised and I was grateful as I said.

“Well it didn’t work for him but he did a lot of good things at the club,” said the Spaniard of his compatriot’s time in the dugout at the Emirates.

“In the time that he had here he reached a European final, he had a team competing for the Champions League.

“The club decided to go a different route and that’s it. I think he did a lot of good things as well.”

Arsenal have only won once in their last five league games.

Villarreal, meanwhile, have won twice in their last five.

So both sides not exactly going into this game in the best run of form.

Arsenal legends Martin Keown and Freddie Ljungberg discussing the recent fan protest in the aftermath of the failed Super League: