Even Enzo Maresca was drawn into the niggly nature of it, as the Chelsea head coach found himself locked in a touchline squabble with Jurrien Timber, the Arsenal full-back, in the final moments. Timber appeared to be telling Maresca to “try harder”, before the disagreement ended with a rather curt handshake.

It's appropriate that this game took place while a final was happening across town, as neither side will likely win the prizes it covets this season.

Mikel Merino scored the lone goal as Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 to move 12 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. Both of these sides came i