England 1-2 Spain

Despite the defeat in the final, from an Arsenal perspective, this tournament was good for Saka, and there's no disgrace in losing to the undisputed best side in Europe. Saka played a major role in the England equaliser, which was beautifully despatched by substitute Cole Palmer.

In a previous game, Saka kept England in the tournament against Switzerland with a brilliant goal and then he also scored from the spot in the penalty shoot-out.

Perhaps Rice will look back on this tournament as something solid but unspectacular. Nevertheless, you learn more from defeat than victory, they say, so the Arsenal boys will just have to take this on the chin and bounce back.

No more finishing second, Arsenal! Never mind the lack of a Bank Holiday, it's time to win something at club level!

England 0-0 Spain (half time)

The nation expects apparently but Arsenal's tiny contingent of two, Saka and Rice, have been relatively quiet so far.

Rice did get clattered by Olmo, who went studs up into the midfielder's midriff, but aside from that there's been little to get the pulses racing.

England had one shot on target, when Phil Foden's miss-hit volley was collected by the keeper.

Saka, Rice and England were mostly on the backfoot, but defended well, especially Stones and Shaw.

Going forward, England had a tendency to run down cul-de-sacs, rather than letting the ball do the work.

Despite not really troubling Pickford in the England goal, Spain's pass-and-move look more likely to unlock a defence than the playground football style of their opponents.

Still, England have resilience and strength, so cannot yet be ruled out as a potential winners of a trophy that has been lifted by Denmark and Greece in the past, to name but two shock final victors. Perhaps it will be England this time.

Arsenal 2-1 Everton

Kai Havertz scores again, but Arsenal finish 2nd on 89 points.

That's an amazing achievement and no one should forget it.

The Gunners will be older and stronger next season, so might finally wrest the title from City.

Havertz's winning goal was almost ruled out for a Jesus handball. It wasn't clear and obvious, as his opponent was quite close to handling too, and Jesus led with his body.

Thankfully, referee Michael Oliver let the goal stand.

Another season ends with a win but no silverware, but no one can knock the progress: it's been phenomenal.

Arsenal are destined for trophies, even if it's not this year!

Arsenal 1-1 Everton

The light blue sky above the Emirates at kick off seemed to promise an end to the title drought, but after Foden's early City goal, it seemed the heavens were simply foreshadowing the colour of the ribbons on the Premier League trophy.

It started so well. The stadium was rocking and Arsenal were on the front foot. Miracles could happen.

After Foden's goal, the Arsenal atmosphere died down and his second killed it completely.

An own goal from Rice from an Everton free kick, which inadvertently deflected off his head compounded Arsenal's woes.

However, Odegaard's low cross converted by Tomiyasu restored parity in the match and a West Ham goal in Manchester gave Arsenal a slender chance of winning the league, just before the interval.

Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth

The Gunners' victory against a decent Bournemouth side may add some pressure on Man City, but with only Wolves at home, Fulham and Spurs away and West Ham at home on the final day, the champions are not expected to falter.

Anyway, it's nice to have the points in the bag, even if at the end of the season, it ends up being former manager, Unai Emery, who costs Arsenal silverware and not for the first time, if you remember what he did to the Gunners in Europe.

That Villa defeat was a jolt to the system and Arsenal have done well to bounce back.

Saka looks in form again, but he needed to score from the spot to calm Arsenal's nerves. The Gunners were blazing most of their chances wide of the mark, until Havertz was felled in the area. Personally, I didn't think it was a foul. In fact, I would have given a penalty later for a handball, but protests were waved away, so perhaps football has a way of evening out decisions. Saka's cool sidefooted finish was welcomed by the home crowd and players alike.

Trossard (who else?) obliged for number two, set up by Rice, who marauded all over the pitch, dominating the midfield.

I suppose the game was finally put to bed by Rice, who hammered a low shot between the goalkeeper's legs, after benefiting from substitute Jesus's flick.

Jesus looks bereft of confidence, so an assist will be good for him; a goal would be even better.

Next up, it's Man U away. Arsenal are capable of winning there, if they stay in the same rich vein of form. However, Old Trafford is not a place where VAR is expected to be fair. That's why Arsenal need a two-goal cushion to win, as they'll be up against the officials as well as United's mostly malfunctioning array of expensive stars. It's going to be tough, so by no means is victory assured.

Much less likely than an Arsenal victory is a Man City slip up. Wolves will roll over, no doubt. The Cottagers are unlikely to be a cause of concern, whereas Spurs won't want to take points off City, if the beneficiaries are Arsenal.

It could end up being decided on the last day of the season, but you have to fancy City to beat the Hammers, who will at least turn up and make a fist of it.

Arsenal do deserve something for their performances but, as we know, it's not in their hands and it's all because of Emery's Villa.