Bukayo Saka meanwhile limped off with cramp in the final minutes of the Tottenham win, returning to training this week with Arteta confirming the winger is available for Thursday’s game in Bergamo. Despite the packed fixture schedule and that vital trip to the Etihad, Arteta insists he is not tempted to make major changes.

Mikel Merino was not a starting figure in the Spanish national side, but he proved to be as important as any other when he stepped up in the quarter-final clash against Germany. The man who would sign for Arsenal in the same summer leapt to reach a curling cross and head past Manuel Neuer and send La Roja through.