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Arsenal FC news: Danny Welbeck escapes punishment for ‘dive’ against AC Milan

Danny Welbeck has escaped retrospective action for his alleged dive during Arsenal's 3-1 win against AC Milan last week, UEFA has confirmed.

The Arsenal and England striker went down in the box after he tangled with left-back Ricardo Rodriguez in the 37th minute of their Europa League second leg at the Emirates.

Arsenal were trailing 1-0 at the time but Welbeck converted the penalty and later added a second as the London club progressed to the quarter-finals with a 5-1 aggregate victory.

A spokesman for European football's governing body confirmed on Monday that no case had been opened against the 27-year-old but made no further comment.