There will be no fairytale ending for Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, with the Gunners knocked out of the Europa League at the semi-final stage by Atletico Madrid.
The Premier League club actually played well for long periods of both legs, but suffered a 2-1 aggregate defeat due to Diego Costa’s goal in the second leg in the Spanish capital on Thursday night.
Wenger selected the same XI from the first leg at the Emirates Stadium, meaning that Jack Wilshere was again in a three-man midfield alongside Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey.
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Xhaka and Ramsey have been widely praised by the club’s fans in recent weeks, but the same cannot be said for Wilshere, with many of the Arsenal supporters unhappy with the contract saga that continues to surround the England international.
Wilshere, who is valued at £16.2m by transfermarkt.co.uk struggled to make his mark against Atletico at the Wanda Metropolitano on Thursday night, and a number of Arsenal fans took to Twitter to reveal their frustration that the 26-year-old was selected from the start once again.
A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:
