“Let’s live in the present. Straight after the [UCL semi-final vs Atletico Madrid], my focus was, ‘Ok, West Ham, what do we have to do on the mental side, physically, tactically, technically, to prepare in the best possible way to win the game?’ That’s it,” said Arteta, whose side sit atop the table (76 points from 35 games).

This was the second time in the last three seasons that the German giants have tripped up in the last-four stage.