Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu were given reassurances from the hierarchy in a meeting the day after their Europa League exit. The Gunners’ chances of European football next season are now slim following their semi-final defeat to former manager Unai Emery’s Villarreal earlier this month. While their 10th-place Premier League prediction leaves them looking up, six points behind fifth-placed West Ham with three games to go. With their hopes riding on victory against rivals Chelsea, Arteta has been left facing pressure over his position following the season’s disappointments. But the Gunners hierarchy took a different approach with him and Edu, who is in charge of...
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