What becomes of the broken-hearted?

Arsenal are the the fifth team in history to finish second in the league three seasons running. What do the previous four tell us about what might happen next?

Before the start of last season, Arsenal probably thought all they had to do to win the title was to wait for Manchester City to crack. Finish above Pep Guardiola’s side, who had won the previous four league titles, and the championship would be theirs. City did crack. Arsenal were within seconds of beating them at the Etihad and then thrashed them at t…