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“After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel it is the right time for me to step down at the end of the season,” the Frenchman said in a statement issued by the Gunners on Friday.

The Blues’ hopes of securing Champions League football are fading fast, with Antonio Conte’s team having fallen eight points behind the top four, and they are up against a Hammers side still fighting for their top-flight future

The Welshman and the French striker will likely take most of the plaudits following a resounding win at the Emirates, although Mesut Ozil was the unsung hero as he played a crucial part in all four goals to help hand the Gunners a commanding lead going into the second leg.