Miracles were never supposed to be so easy - and as Tottenham sealed their fourth protocol, Son Heung-min seized a Golden Boot at Letsby Avenue.
Three months ago, after a grim defeat at Burnley left Spurs seven points adrift of Champions League orbit, head coach Antonio Conte warned they would need supernatural assistance to dine out at Europe's top table again. But in north London, where finishing fourth is considered a trophy, it was Arsenal's turn to hope for a miracle – and they never had a prayer.
And as the dispiriting news of Tottenham's cakewalk filtered through to the Emirates, two-goal Son - joining Mohamed Salah at the top of the Premier League scoring charts - was the Gunners' troll in the park. In fairness, he could not have wished for a more compliant defence to dissolve in his wake. Norwich were hopeless.