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Arsenal club captain Per Mertesacker played his final game at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday


Mertesacker, who will become the club's academy director this summer, came on as a sub


Former Germany international Mertesacker was given a guard of honour after the match


Mertesacker held up a banner with the initials BFG — his nickname is the Big F***ing German


He clapped the fans before tweeting: 'Thank you everyone for making this such a special day!'


Arsenal fans cheered every one of Mertesacker's touches and used a banner to say: 'Danke Per'