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Arsenal are set to once again finish the season in a frustrating manner after failing to win any trophies. It has been eight seasons since the club lifted a major trophy, which has been a source of frustration to the players, fans, and the manager. In order to bring an end to the trophy drought, the club has been bringing in several experienced players over the last few transfer windows. They have also been bringing in promising young potential into the club as well. The Spanish defender, Nacho Monreal, was one of the major signings made by the club during January.

The defender arrived at the club for around £ 8.5 million and he has made enough impression during this period to suggest that he may become a first team regular for Arsenal in the future. After the exit in the Champions league, the club are left with only the top four positions to fight for in the remaining few months of the season. Nacho Monreal has said that the players at the club should not be focusing too much on the criticism they have been receiving in recent months. Instead, they should be focusing on finishing in the top four ahead of Tottenham and Chelsea.

“We still have matches left to fix the situation and to try to meet our objectives. It is logical that people talk because the situation has not been as it should be, but the players and club in general have to ensure that doesn’t affect us. We have to use our energy for the matches. If you are thinking of what people are saying, you are wasting that energy. You have to concentrate on the next match,” said the defender in an interview given to the official site of Arsenal. The 27-year-old has made five appearances for the team this season.

After suffering an exit from the Champions League, the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that it is a wake-up call for all the British clubs looking to progress into the latter stages of the competition. Arsenal almost managed to complete the impossible by securing a 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena. This was the first defeat suffered by Bayern Munich for more than three months. Arsenal could have progressed to the next round had they found another goal, but time eventually ran out for the Premier league club. Oliver Giroud and Laurent Koscielny scored for Arsenal on the night.

This will be the first time since 1996 that there will not be a representative from England in the quarter-final stage of the Champions League. Chelsea and Manchester City were knocked out in the group stages itself, while the last 16 stage saw the exit of both Manchester United and Arsenal. Wenger has said that this exit signifies the fact that the rest of Europe has caught up with the Premier league, and the league now has to take into consideration about this factor before making crucial decisions. The Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has always criticised the Premier league for not giving importance to teams playing in Europe.

“It’s a massive disappointment for English football because for many years we have not been used to this. It’s a massive wake-up call for us and it means that the rest of European football has caught up with us. We have to take that into consideration when we talk about the Premier League in the future. To qualify is 180 minutes. It’s a bit similar to last year’s situation against Milan, when we missed the first leg and lost 4-0,” said Wenger. This defeat ends any hope of Arsenal getting past the trophy drought.