Fabregas is still popping up when we need him most, as he did so frequently through the early months of the season, but then his shots were more likely to ripple the net

The Champions league was our last chance of salvaging the season and a 2-1 win against Reading had the team in Buoyant mood for the return game v PSV.

The team of 2003-04 used to start the match flying out the traps and were 3-0 after half an hour. On the 24th August 2003 Arsenal were 4-0 to the good on 60 minutes against Middlesbrough at the Riverside

A friend of mine told me before the draw took place that there is a leak about the draws but he couldn't remember the teams

Nowadays, Arsenal FC are a phenomenon. Loved and loathed in equal measure, Arsene Wenger’s side undoubtedly keep many sports journalists in a job

Sadness – Eduardo’s injury very early on. It looked fairly innocuous on the telly in real time, but now I’ve seen the pics online and it’s horrible.

In the grand scheme of things, this was not as bad as the Spurs game nor was it bad as Liverpool’s result. Wenger clearly doesn’t prioritise the FA Cup