Mikel Arteta says he is 99 percent sure his playing career is over after a tear-filled goodbye to the Emirates following a near-perfect last game.

Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (1-5 agg.): Goals from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli took Mikel Arteta’s side to another famous victory as they booked their spot in the semi-finals ...

Arsenal’s season could well hang in the balance this month and it is important they recognise the opportunity to write a new story rather than repeat the same old script.

And then, following the "same old Arsenal" script, a defensive mistake led to a quick Sunderland attack and a penalty out of nowhere.

Mikel Arteta says he is 99 percent sure his playing career is over after a tear-filled goodbye to the Emirates following a near-perfect last game.

Arsenal resist Real Madrid’s magic to script new Champions League story Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (1-5 agg.): Goals from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli took Mikel Arteta’s side to another ...

- Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) May 15, 2016 "I couldn't write a better script probably," said Arteta, who joined from Everton in 2011.