Arsenal will host Gennaro Gattuso’s AC Milan this evening in the 2^nd leg of the Europa League round of 16. 

Arsenal comes into the game with a 2-goal advantage having defeated the Italian giants 0-2 in the first leg of the series at San Siro.

Ramsey celebrates his goal as Arsenal took a big step towards qualification for the Europa League quarter-finals [Image: James Marsh/Shuttersstock]

Arsenal will seek to qualify for next season’s UCL using the Europa League route as they sit on 6^th position in the Premier League, 15 points adrift Champions League places and winning tonight’s game will be a step closer to the finals.

However, AC Milan will need to prove a point and take their chances in today’s game as they push to win a European title in 15 years.

AC Milan have improved since former player Gattuso took over as the coach and coming into the game on the heel of a 1-0 win over Genoa during the weekend means the former European champions can’t be written off completely.

Gennaro Gattuso [image credit: getty]

Arsenal will be without Shkodran Mustafi and Spanish midfielder, Santi Carzola due to injury.

Nacho Monreal, Hector Bellerin, and Alexander Lacazette may make a return after showing improvement during the training session as they recuperate from injury. Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is ineligible to play.

Gattuso will execute the game without the services of David Calabria, Ignazio Abate and Andrea Conti who are out injured.

Predictions: Arsenal 3-1 AC Milan