A mix of regret and hope for the future

SUNDAY’S triumphant victory over Man United was tinged with the bittersweet regret about what might have been.

Nevertheless I was so desperate for the Arsenal’s faltering season to end on a high note that I was fully prepared to pull out all the superstitious stops.

The omens seemed auspicious on Sunday morning; from the moment all four of Sky’s journo pundits plumped for a Man United win.