The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that four people have been arrested following disturbances at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday evening. Arsenal's Europa League home encounter against FC Koln, originally scheduled to begin at 8:05pm BST, was delayed by an hour due to trouble outside the ground prior to kickoff. Around 20,000 supporters of the German club are believed to have descended to the Emirates for the match, despite the allocation being just under 3,000 tickets. Inside the ground, images and footage appeared to show thousands of Koln fans in the home sections, with some barging through barriers as mounted police attempted to contain them. A statement from the Met Police read:...
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