Arsenal should have probably expected to see Arsene Wenger's emotional final visit to Old Trafford end in dramatic defeat on Sunday given the bad omen that preceded the match.
Before a ball had even been kicked against Manchester United, the Gunners found themselves on the wrong end of a £60 fine after their team bus picked up a parking ticket outside their hotel in Manchester city centre.
Parking the bus already, Arsene? Arsenal coach gets hit with £60 parking ticket outside hotel in Manchester https://t.co/DrP2IOcuT4 pic.twitter.com/1uzCkk3tWR
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) April 29, 2018
The writing was therefore already on the wall long before a 91st-minute winner from Marouane Fellaini ensured Wenger's big day out ended in galling disappointment.
If only Arsenal had gone ahead and parked the bus in front of their goalmouth instead...