Arsenal performance raises questions

The expressions on the faces of the Arsenal players as they trudged up the Wembley stairs to collect their runners-up medals told the tale. An afternoon that promised so much for Mikel Arteta's side ended in depressingly familiar disappointment.

They have become painfully used to watching Manchester City celebrate at their expense. But this time was supposed to be different, an opportunity to launch a trophy-winning era of their own, and maybe even take a first step towards a quadruple.