Ernesto Valverde’s men said in the build-up that a win would help ease some of the pain of the Champions League loss to Liverpool, but they were sub-par again, in the Seville heat.

Arsène Wenger has described Arsenal’s predicament in heading to Baku for the Europa League final as “a little bit of a nightmare”. The club’s former manager, who left last summer after 22 years in the role and still describes himself as a fan, expressed disappointment that Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who signed for the club under Wenger, feels obliged not to travel because of safety concerns.

Manchester United meanwhile are planning a proper spree, with squad-rejuvenating deals for Swansea’s Dan James, Norwich’s Ben Godfrey, Newcastle’s Sean Longstaffand the 18-year-old Stoke defender Nathan Collins all in the pipeline according to the Sun, while Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka is also wanted and the Mirror reports the imminent arrival of Ajax’s 16-year-old striker Dillon Hoogewerf.