After 25 consecutive years of some form of European football, the Gunners will be left to fight purely on a domestic front next season after finishing eighth with no FA Cup victory to spare their blushes. Mikel Arteta has overseen one of the worst seasons in recent history in which Arsenal's attempt to retain their FA Cup crown ended in feeble fashion after a fourth round exit against Southampton, before an even more humiliating Europa League elimination at the hands of Villarreal, managed by Arteta's predecessor Unai Emery. The Gunners nearly found themselves qualifying for the newly-formed Europa Conference League, though a late Tottenham comeback on the final day of the season ensured a...
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