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 and PSV Eindhoven will go head-to-head in the Champions League last 16 at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, with only disaster preventing the Gunners from heading into the quarter-finals.