LONDON — The reaction was predictable.

Arsenal's Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona was compounded by the progress of Tottenham which saw off the challenge of AC Milan. The radio phone-ins were on meltdown with Arsenal fans (or perhaps Spurs fans pretending to be Arsenal supporters) saying Arsene Wenger should go.

Football is black and white, you go from hero to zero in one match. I have no idea who could do a better job than Wenger, but Angry of Acton and Frustrated from Farnborough tend not to look further than "he must go."