- The Emirates Stadium was barren for Arsenal's clash with Eintracht Frankfurt
- Supporters have vented frustrations recently with the club's poor run of form
- The club had posted their lowest-ever attendance against BATE Borisov
- Pressure is mounting on manager Unai Emery with fans demanding change
Arsenal stars were faced with a barren Emirates Stadium for the strugglers' Europa League clash with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Supporters have recently vented their frustration with the club's poor run of form, and pressure continues to mount on maligned manager Unai Emery.
And for Thursday evening's group stage tie, thousands of empty seats could be seen at the 60,000 capacity ground.
The fractured relationship between the fan base and the club became even more evident with droves of the Gunners' faithful opting to stay at home to watch their side.
The club claimed on Thursday evening that the official attendance was 49,419.
Arsenal have failed to collect a single victory across all competitions for over a month, and the recent stalemate against Southampton in north London resulted in further question marks surrounding Emery's immediate future.
The attendance mirrored the lack of support visible at the stadium on several occasions across recent seasons, with the club posting its lowest ever attendance for a European tie against BATE Borisov in 2017.
Less than 30,000 spectators had been present for that game, despite Arsenal claiming it had in fact sold out, and the hierachy became increasingly concerned with no-shows in the final years of Arsene Wenger's tenure.
Speculation around ten minutes before kick-off in the capital revealed that only an approximate 1,000-2,000 supporters had taken their seats.
The attendance was diminished even further with Eintracht Frankfurt's away contingent banned from entering the ground.
The Bundesliga outfit had been punished by UEFA following disturbances in the crowd in a clash with Vitoria Guimaraes earlier this term.
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