Comment: Nothing left for Arsenal but a summer of wondering what might have been

The Gunners' 3-0 loss a few hours after Manchester City's 3-0 win on Sunday has effectively ended the title race.

OUTGUNNED: Arsenal’s Edward Nketiah (right) looks dejected following the final whistle in the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Tim Goode/PA Wire.

It's over now, of course it is, although the body cannot be officially pronounced dead until Saturday at the earliest.

The inquest into the demise of Arsenal's once-vibrant title hopes began a few weeks ago in truth; those three draws in a row in April and the thrashing at the Eithad that followed proved to be the mortal blow everyone, most Gunners fans and, I suspect, players, feared it would be.