ARSENAL MISERY
Manchester City, Liverpool book Euro berths
Arsenal fails to qualify for Champions League for the first time in 20 years, as Manchester City and Liverpool complete top four spots
London — Arsene Wenger’s torrid year reached a calamitous climax as Arsenal failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years after Manchester City and Liverpool wrapped up the remaining top four places on the final day of the Premier League season. Wenger’s side won 3-1 against Everton, but Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough and Manchester City’s 5-0 demolition of Watford pushed Arsenal out of Europe’s elite. After reaching the Champions League for the past 19 seasons, Arsenal will spend next term trekking around the unglamorous outposts of the Europa League. That indignity will cost Arsenal an estimated £50m in revenue and increase the pressure on Gunners boss Wenger, who has endured a miserable season filled with fan protests and calls for his resignation. "It’s frustrating," Wenger said. "We did the job until the end. "Our points total is decent if you look at it over the years." Hector Bellerin put Arsenal ahead in the eighth minute, but when Lau...
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