It’s hard to pinpoint when Arsenal Football Club reached its recent version of rock bottom, but December 2019 seems as good a place as any.

Mikel Arteta 's son told him Arsenal were officially Premier League champions, in what he described as one of the best feelings he has experienced in his life.

There was a huge boost for the Gunners when Mikel Merino stepped onto the grass, which could spell a potential return from his long-running foot injury that has kept him out since January.