Was this evidence that Arsenal will breeze across the finishing line and secure what, given the gloom around their prospects in August, would be a sensational return to Champions League football? Or was it fresh proof that they will make those who hold them dear chew anxiously until the bitter end, nerves hanging by a thread until the dying moments of the final day?
On Thursday night we may find out, given that three points at Spurs, of all places, will confirm their top-four spot. If Mikel Arteta’s side play as they did in the first half here, cutting through Leeds relentlessly and doing their performance a disservice by failing to score more than two, those doubts could well be settled beyond anyone’s expectations.
