Arsenal failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years despite a 3-1 win over Everton on the final day of the Premier League.<\/p>\n
The Gunners began the day a point behind fourth-place Liverpool and were on course to displace the Reds when they took an eighth-minute lead.<\/p>\n
But Liverpool, needing a win to ensure fourth, broke Middlesbrough resistance just before the break, and won 3-0.<\/p>\n
Manchester City claimed third with a very easy 5-0 win at Watford.<\/p>\n
Reaction from the final day of Premier League action
\nEuropa League for the Gunners<\/p>\n
Arsenal’s remarkable run of qualifying for the Champions League in 19 consecutive seasons came to its widely anticipated end on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Hope grew among the home support when Hector Bellerin gave the Gunners an early lead and news filtered through that Liverpool were struggling against the relegated Teessiders.<\/p>\n
But in first-half stoppage time Georginio Wijnaldum put the Reds ahead with a stunning strike, and Jurgen Klopp’s men eventually ran out comfortable winners.<\/p>\n
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The Reds will play in the Champions League for the first time since the 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n
Liverpool suffered from early nerves at Anfield before Wijnaldum’s opener on the stroke of half-time eased the tension.<\/p>\n
Philippe Coutinho added a second after the break with a free-kick, and Adam Lallana slotted in to make it 3-0.<\/p>\n
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Manchester City sealed third spot and automatic qualification for the Champions League group stage with an emphatic 5-0 win at Watford.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola’s side required only a point to secure a top-four place, but instead of sitting back went about dismantling their opponents.<\/p>\n
Sergio Aguero scored twice, after Vincent Kompany’s opener, with Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus also getting on the scoresheet.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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