5pm Arsenal news LIVE: Standard Liege build-up, Torreira Napoli interest, summer target Lemar to leave Atletico Madrid – The Sun

ARSENAL ended their nine-game winless run as they came from behind to win 3-1 in a London derby at West Ham.

Despite going behind in the first-half, the Gunners stormed back in the second period as goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Nicolas Pepe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed a first victory for Freddie Ljungberg.

And now they prepare to take on Standard Liege in the Europa League, with qualification still not confirmed.

Follow all the latest from the Emirates below…

  • HERE'S how the Gunners will start against Standard Liege tonight…

  • ARSENAL youngsters Joseph Oluwu and Mark McGuinness trained with the first-team ahead of tonight's clash against Standard Liege.

    Freddie Ljungberg is expected to make the most of his young guns when his side play their final Europa League group stage game in Belgium.

    And he has now invited defensive duo Oluwu, 20, and McGuinness, 18, to train with the senior stars.

    Oluwu was scouted by the Gunners at the age of 13 during his spell with Charlton.

    Academy graduate McGuiness, who has been with the club since he was 10 years old, also joined him at the training ground.

    He penned his first professional contract with the club in April after making 18 appearances for Under-18s last season.

  • ARSENAL must beat Standard Liege or risk facing a tough last-32 clash against Inter Milan, Ajax or Sevilla in the Europa League.

    The Gunners go up against their Belgian opponents on Thursday knowing that victory will see them top their group.

    Failure to do so will see Freddie Ljungberg’s men finish second.

    But it is still mathematically possible for Standard to qualify should they beat Arsenal by five goals or more.

    However, the Gunners hold all the cards ahead of the crunch clash.

    But they will want to avoid finishing second in order to skip over a daunting clash in the next stage, just like Premier League rivals Manchester United.

  • EXCLUSIVE by Dan Cutts: Arsenal have been handed a boost by the news that Mauricio Pochettino's chances of becoming Manchester United boss are diminishing by the day.

    The Argentine is out of work and taking a break from football after being sacked by Tottenham last month.

    He is wanted by a number of top clubs around Europe, including Spurs’ bitter rivals Arsenal and Everton.

    United have looked at bringing him to Old Trafford over the last few years after an impressive spell in North London.

    But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s resurgence with the Red Devils is slowly putting an end to his chances of a Manchester move.

    SunSport also understands there has been no meetings between the manager and the board despite rumours there had been.

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