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Arsene Wenger celebrates his team's victory! |
Arsenal qualified for the Champions
League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham to fourth place in
the Premier League, as Alex Ferguson bowed out as Manchester United manager
with a 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion.
Laurent Koscielny's 52nd-minute volley sealed an
unconvincing 1-0 for Arsenal at Newcastle, rendering Spurs' 1-0 victory over
Sunderland -- courtesy of a late screamer from Gareth Bale -- meaningless.
"We celebrated a bit like we had won the
championship, which was a bit weird considering the ambition at the start of
the season," said Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, whose team won
eight and drew two of its last 10 games of the campaign.