Thankfully football made the right call in the end. We had to put the season on hold. Football’s a game we all love, we all watch, we all play but when something like coronavirus happens — when it’s a world crisis — you have to make decisions. Some people won’t be happy but I just think, in this case, football has to come second. It’s a sport. It’s just a sport. If people’s lives are at risk, that has to come first — regardless of whether you’re going to win the league title, whether you’re trying to get into Europe or whether you’re going to get relegated or promoted.

But why did we wait until Friday? Why did it take Mikel Arteta to get ill