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David Luiz almost in tears in Arsenal farewell speech at end of two-year spell as departing Brazilian thanks his team-mates ahead of final game of the season

David Luiz came close to tears tears as he said an emotional farewell to his Arsenal teammates ahead of their final game of the season on Sunday,

The defender, who will be leaving this summer, made the Gunners players laugh and then became serious as he thanked them for all their hard work in a passionate dressing room speech.

As he spoke to his team-mates in the dressing room, he said: ‘If, in some moments, I did something bad with you guys, sorry, but it was always my intention to give my best for you guys,’ he told the squad at Arsenal’s London Colney training ground on Saturday.