For so long, the talking point of the season was whether Arsenal really could win a quadruple. Then they lost the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City and an FA Cup quarter-final to Southampton – “enjoy your quadruple, pal” – in the space of a few days.
So a few weeks later, as City prepare to meet Southampton at Wembley on Saturday, perhaps the most intriguing question now is whether Pep Guardiola’s side can win a third treble of his reign, a treble bid which has snuck up on the blindside and caught us by surprise.