Wenger signs off in style

the players and the staff who will remain behind me. For me these football players have a special quality, not only on the pitch but off the pitch.’’

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice against Burnley, with Alexandre Lacazette, Sead Kolasinac and Alex Iwobi also netting.

Arsenal have yet to name Wenger’s successor as the club faces its first managerial appointment since 1996.

‘‘Please follow this team and support them next season because they deserve it,’’ Wenger said. ‘‘I would like to finish by saying I will miss you. Thank you all for being such an important part of my life. I hope to see you soon. Well done. Bye bye.’’

Wenger is bequeathing his successor a place in the Europa League, rather than the Champions League.

Meanwhile, as Manchester City finally collected the Premier League trophy yesterday, Chelsea closed in on salvaging Champions League qualification from a lacklustere title defence and further weakened Liverpool’s grip on a top-four finish.

A resurgent Chelsea sealed a fifth successive victory when Olivier Giroud scored the only goal against Liverpool, who have only one win in five league games.

It’s an impressive turnaround for Chelsea, which has cut the gap to fourth-place Tottenham from 10 to two points in a month.