Arsenal’s hopes for the illusive fourth placed finish suffered a huge blow at home against Burnley.
And it was perhaps a painful irony for Mikel Arteta, that his side’s toothless display in front of goal, proceeded another huge set-back in their bid to sign Dusan Vlahovic.
The Fiorentina hitman has been at the top of the north Londoners’ shopping list throughout the window, but Arsenal ’s chances of signing him seem to be shrinking.