Manager Mikel Arteta called the win “very significant” but admitted it was only a stepping stone and not the final destination for his side — a point which was driven home by another lackluster performance in a 1-1 draw with a terribly poor Manchester United side on Sunday.

Arsenal have reached the Champions League quarter-final in successive seasons following a 9-3 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven. With the Gunners 7-1 up following last week’s ruthless performance in Eindhoven, it made the second leg somewhat academic as PSV required a miracle and an unlikely collapse from the Gunners to advance.

Arsenal are into the Champions League quarter-finals for the second year in a row thanks to a 9-3 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven in the round of 16. Oleksandr Zinchenko and Declan Rice scored for Mikel Arteta’s Gunners in the first half,