After the euphoria of battling to a 0-0 draw at Anfield last week, Arsenal were brought back down to earth with a bump as they crashed out of the Carabao Cup.
They had gone into this semi-final second leg against Liverpool dreaming of a showdown with Chelsea at Wembley, and the fact that a number of key players, such as Emile Smith Rowe, Martin Odegaard and Takehiro Tomiyasu, were able to return filled them with even more hope.
