Thomas Vermaelen has made it clear Arsenal will need to give something back to their beleaguered fans when they take on AC Milan at the Emirates this week looking to overturn a 4-0 deficit. The Gunners took 5,000 fans to Milan for the first-leg, only for the Premier League side to be torn apart by a scintillating performance from the Italians.

Former Spurs midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng smashed home an opener during the early stages to give the hosts the lead, with Brazilian forward Robinho claiming a goal either side of half-time to make it 3-0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic finished from the spot to make it four with 10 minutes remaining, giving Arsenal a huge mountain to climb in the second leg. Fans of online betting need to bear this in mind.

Belgian defender Vermaelen has been quick to admit Arsenal were nowhere near good enough in Milan, making it clear the team will be doing everything they can to repay those fans who made the trip to Italy.

“We have another game and the only thing we can do is show our pride and give 100 per cent.”

“We have to give something back to the fans who came all the way here, we disappointed them. The only thing we can do is try to get a good result in the home game.”

“The fans supported us all the way to Milan and we disappointed them, which is not good. We will try to give them something back when we next play at home.”

“What happened, we have to forget now. We have to learn from it and just keep going to the next game.”

It will take a monumental effort by the Gunners to even get close to clawing back this tie, and an effort which this team hasn’t looked capable of much this season, if at all. Those searching for Betfair online betting tips will know this.

That said – should the home side score a couple of early goals, then Arsenal could well be in with a chance of turning this clash around. Maybe, possibly, but probably not.