Cedric Soares was the only Arsenal player to approach the section of 3,000 travelling fans who’d stayed to the bitter end.
The rest of Mikel Arteta’s beleaguered side applauded solemnly from a safe distance. Martin Odegaard stood and stared. The midfielder could be forgiven for wondering what he has signed up for after this month’s £30million move from Real Madrid.
Cedric, as poor as any of them, removed his shirt as he went closer to the away section, chucking it towards a specific fan in the very end at which Arsenal had thrown in the towel two hours earlier.