Carl Jenkinson has aimed a dig at Tottenham Hotspur by pointing out that, for all the disappointment at Arsenal’s likely failure to top Champions League Group A, their rivals would love to swap positions.

Arsenal were in position to beat Paris St Germain and win their group with only 14 minutes remaining on Wednesday night, only for Alex Iwobi to inadvertently glance the ball past goalkeeper David Ospina.

It leaves PSG only needing to beat Ludogorets in their final home match to be sure of finishing above Arsenal thanks to the away goals rule on their head-to-head record.

Jenkinson, who is a lifelong Arsenal fan, questioned that criteria for deciding a group but also reminded Tottenham that they had been eliminated completely on the previous evening.

“Getting to the last 16 is not the easiest thing in the world to do,” said Jenkinson. “Tottenham have obviously seen that and we have done well to get to this point.