“Has a referee’s nickname ever been so predetermined as Monsieur Turpin’s in North London tonight?” asks Justin Kavanagh. “The ‘robbery’ claims by Arteta will write themselves should Arsenal fail tonight.”

It’s the worst case of nominative determinism since the 1878 FA Cup final.

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