Bernd Leno shares what Arsenal’s players said at half-time in dressing room

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Arsenal managed to come from behind to beat Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.

Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has told the club’s official website that the players all suggested that they had nothing to lose by going for it in the second-half against Aston Villa.

Arsenal went into the break 1-0 down against Villa, and they had just 10 men on the pitch, after Ainsley Maitland-Niles was sent off.

The odds looked stacked against the Gunners to comeback, but Arsenal’s players refused to give up.

And the £19 million goalkeeper (BBC Sport) has revealed that his teammates reaction in the dressing room at half-time was very positive.

“I think the win showed a lot of our quality in our mind. In the dressing room we spoke at half-time that we had nothing to lose,” he said.

“We were already one-nil and with one less player, and we can fight and we can win this game and the team showed a great response.

“At the end we had so many good chances to score and the win was well deserved.”

Arsenal had to really show their powers of recovery against Villa, as they fell behind twice only to come back and win.

In the end goals from Nicolas Pepe, Calum Chambers and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang turned things around for Arsenal, after what was an impressive comeback.

Unai Emery’s side have now moved up to fourth in the Premier League table, and have picked up a credible points return from their first six games, even if some defensive issues still remain a concern.

Arsenal are next in action in the Premier League against struggling Manchester United on Monday.