Arsenal players ripped into each other during a fiery half-an-hour crisis meeting in a desperate bid to save their season.

The dressing-room summit was led by senior quartet Petr Cech, Per Mertesacker, Tomas Rosicky and Mikel Arteta, who feared Arsenal were in danger of letting their chance to finish the season with silverware slip away.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and his staff were not aware of the meeting, which allowed the players to be brutally honest with each other without the threat of being asked to calm down.

Tempers and voices were frequently raised during the get-together that was arranged after the defeat to Swansea City, with Arsenal players being told to stop pointing the finger at each other and to step up and accept responsibility.