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Mikel Arteta took it upon himself to apologise to Arsenal fans on behalf of his players last week. But the Gunners boss should be seeking atonement for his own mistakes that made amends impossible against Brighton, all the while inviting Spurs to strengthen their grip on fourth place.

Arsenal lost three goals and three points at Crystal Palace on Monday at the same time as being deprived of arguably their most important player. A thigh injury ended Thomas Partey’s evening at Selhurst Park prematurely and it remains unclear when the Ghanian might return. On today’s evidence, that cannot happen soon enough for Arteta.

Since the turn of the year, Partey has excelled at the base of Arsenal’s midfield. The big-money buy from Atletico Madrid struggled for much of his first year in north London but since returning from AFCON, Partey has found his feet, screening Arsenal’s back four off the ball while dictating their tempo on it and offering the Gunners’ most effective route out of any opponents’ press.

Partey was pocketed by Palace on Monday but the midfielder was hardly alone in having an off-night. A reaction was expected against Brighton but, largely because of Partey’s absence, it never came. At least