Insult added to injury: Arsenal lose Leno in devastating Brighton defeat that ends top-four hopes

Neal Maupay's needless challenge led to the Gunners No.1 being stretchered off and the forward then went on to score the winning goal for Brighton.

Another game, another horrible injury, another horrendous Arsenal defeat – one that surely ends any chances of Champions League football next season.

In the space of three days, Mikel Arteta has lost three players to serious injuries: losing Granit Xhaka,

Pablo Mari and now, Bernd Leno, who was stretchered off in Saturday's devastating 2-1 loss at Brighton.

The German goalkeeper, arguably Arsenal’s player of the season, twisted his knee in horrific style after being needlessly shoved by Brighton striker Neal Maupay as he came to claim a loose ball on the edge of the box.