As for the Gunners, it’s job done. Their perfect record ensures that they’ll play all knockout second legs at the Emirates. Arsenal will face one of Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, or Olympiacos in the first knockout round. The draw will be held on February 27th and the matches played the second and third week in March.

First-half goals from Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal a 3-2 win over Kairat, completing a perfect league phase for the Gunners with eight wins out of eight games.

Mikel Arteta says he held a meeting with the players after Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to Manchester United and described the reaction as “excellent”.