Europa League: Arteta urges Arsenal to take big final step

Mikel Arteta

Boss Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal can take their "biggest step forward" under him if they end a turbulent season by booking their place in the Europa League final.

The Gunners welcome former manager Unai Emery back to the Emirates Stadium on Thursday for the second leg of their semi-final with Villarreal. The Spaniards lead 2-1 from the first leg, where Nicolas Pepe's penalty gave Arsenal a crucial away goal.

"It's a big moment," Arteta said of the second leg. "Again, not for me but for the club for everything that has happened in the last two years, in the last months. All the instability that we've been here with for many different reasons. So, I think it will be really important and our biggest step forward if we are able to be in that final."

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