Regardless, Liverpool's fate is in their own hands with a 12-point lead and five games left to play; a win or draw on Sunday would make it an insurmountable 15- or 13-point gap with four to go for both sides.

Mikel Arteta has been speaking ahead of Arsenal taking on Crystal Palace. Liverpool will win the Premier League title if the latter wins the game at the Emirates.

It will not soothe the psychological burn of once again failing to win the Premier League title, but Mikel Arteta can at least take some comfort from the fact that Arsenal did not simply hand it to Liverpool at the final hour.