Arsenal fullback Cedric Soares says the players can feel the relationship with the support has improved over the past 12 months.

The bond between players and supporters has certainly strengthened this year, after the best part of a year apart, and the Portuguese full back is feeling that love every time he steps out at Emirates Stadium.

“Arsenal has a big responsibility as a club," he told Arsenal's match programme. “We know we need to give the fans a much better season than we gave them last season.

“Lately in our home games I've really felt the stadium is completely behind us. The comeback win against Wolves in February was like that.

“We were 1-0 down but the fans understood that we were pushing, and trying, and really going for it. I heard the whole stadium behind us.

“When you are on the pitch, of course most of the time you are focused on the game. But during that game, maybe when the action stopped for a bit, I could really feel that the crowd was completely behind us. It was massive. I believed we could turn it around, and in the end we made it happen together.

“We fought so hard to win the game. We applied our principles and in the end, with a lot of emotion, we exploded with a 2-1 win. Then after that, you need to celebrate your wins – especially when they are important."