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Arsenal's Europa League hopes to be tested by Swedish giants as Celtic draws Zenit

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Arsenal players celebrating a goal in the past Europa League match [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Arsenal's hopes of Europa League glory will be tested in the last 32 by Swedish minnows Ostersunds, ironically coached by the only English manager left in European competition and founded in the same month Arsene Wenger took over the Gunners.

In the draw made Monday, the Gunners were pitched against the central Swedish club coached by Graham Potter, who played for Southampton in the Premier League as part of a long career that saw him win one under-21 England cap and make 307 Football League appearances.

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