Fond farewells?
Mikel Arteta admitted earlier in the season that the uncertainty over the futures of several members of his squad was going to leave 'a cloud' over Arsenal until the very end of the season. As that time came on Sunday it appears the first moves may have been made to ensure it parts.
Speaking after the game in his post-match press conference, the Spaniard revealed that decisions had been taken on the future of all three of the Gunners' out of contract players. "I will speak to the three players now or tomorrow and after that we need to start to move but we have clear ideas of what we want to do," he said in his post-match press conference.
