Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta labelled his side's 2-0 defeat at Newcastle as "extremely poor" and said it was not at the level required to qualify for the Champions League. It was a huge blow for the Gunners whose hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four have been left in tatters with one game left in the campaign. Arteta's side needed victory to lift themselves above Tottenham into fourth and put them in control of the race for Champions League qualification going into the final weekend of the season.
The 17-year-old is the only openly gay male professional footballer currently active in Britain.
The pair picked up minor injuries in the FA Cup final against Chelsea