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Arsenal FC news: Arsene Wenger vows to talk to Danny Welbeck if he feels the striker dived against AC Milan

Danny Welbeck was widely accused of diving to win a penalty as he scored a brace in Arsenal's Europa League win over AC Milan - but manager Arsene Wenger refused to criticise the striker.

The Gunners sealed a comfortable 5-1 aggregate success against the Italian club on Thursday night to seal their place in the last-16.

MATCH REPORT: Arsenal 3-1 AC Milan (5-1 agg) - Welbeck celebrates England call-up with brace

The hosts found themselves a goal down at the Emirates through Hakan Calhanoglu's stunning strike for Milan, but they equalised through a moment of controversy just a few minutes later as Welbeck won and converted a dubious penalty.