Ed Aarons was at the Emirates for us this afternoon. I’d leave you with his report – goodnight.
Mikel Arteta’s verdict
We’re very disappointed because we wanted to be here with the Premier League or the Champions League and it’s not the case. Chasing a dream has its ups and downs, but we need to recognise what we’ve done – I’ve seen other teams with one or two injuries finish fifth, eighth, sixteenth, seventeenth.
What this team has done, in my own opinion, to sustain the level throughout the season with everything that has happened, is incredible.
[Has this season tested you more than any other at Arsenal as player or manager?] Yeah. And brought out more pride. Because of the culture that we’ve set, because of the standards we have set – that regardless of what happens you have to seek for the best and do your best, and that’s what we’ve done.
We are there [challenging for major honours]. Nobody wants us to be there. We have been there now for three or four seasons and I want to take us from there [to the next level], and that is going to be difficult.
[How big a summer is it for Arsenal?] Finish the season, go to the beach for a few days – and make sure the people upstairs do what they have to do!
