"In the Premier League we've gone a step backwards," Arteta said. "With the points that we have created it's clear that we haven't done as good as last season, that's obvious.
"They deserve that [a guard of honour]. They've been the best team, they've been the most consistent, what Arne [Slot] and the coaching staff have done has been fascinating, it's been really good and they fully deserve it. And that's the sport, when somebody is better you have to applaud and accept and try to reach that level.
"Something has to drive you, motivate you, and pain probably is a good one to use sometimes when you don't really want to do something but it's the right thing to do, usually as a motivation for next season."
Ok put the pitchforks away lol