Well, after 22 years, Arsenal can once again call themselves Premier League champions. Their title triumph was confirmed after Manchester City drew 1-1 at Bournemouth, meaning Mikuel Arteta’s side will lift the trophy for the first time since 2004 on Sunday at Shellhouse Park. So much to come: player reactions, tributes from former players, and a breakdown of just how Arsenal secured their 14th English League title.
But before diving into the celebrations and tributes, let’s look at how Arsenal’s players reacted when the final whistle blew at the Vitality Stadium. The Arsenal squad watched City’s draw together at the club’s training grounds. So, glory for Arsenal. Yet, after their defeat to Manchester City in April, momentum had shifted away from North London.
However, Declan Rice insisted the title wasn’t done. And last night, Rice posted this message on Instagram. I told you all it’s done. And Arsenal’s bottle had come into question over the last few years. City fan Tal Remen knocking them with this water bottle during City’s 3-0 win at Chelsea last month. But last night, he was in a much more low-key mood, it’s fair to say, during their celebrations.
The Arsenal players are keen to show everyone how much bottle they really have. And now we’re HOLDING, AND NOW WE’RE HOLDING our balls. Eber and Martin Odigard had a bit of fun with the bottler’s tag as well. Eza posted this picture of the Arsenal captain with a bottle in his mouth, mocking the Manchester City fan.
And these were the joyous scenes outside the Emirates Stadium last night as thousands of fans gathered to celebrate their title, determined to make the most of their night after a wait of more than two decades for a league triumph. You guys, WE’VE TED YOU FOR SO LONG, AND THIS IS WHY YOU PAID US. WE’VE GOT SUPERMAN.
Arsenal Are Premier League Champions
HE’S completely fixed the whole club. He’s had difficulty sort of going through with it, but he’s managed to get us to that next level. And we’ve had our struggles every season, but he’s got us there now. We finally got over the line. I’m 42 years old. My children are 7 years old. My best friend is 42.
He’s never seen Tottenham WIN THE LEAGUE. MY 7-YEAR-OLD son has seen Arsenal win the league again. I’ve been waiting for this my whole life. I can’t believe it’s true. I can’t BELIEVE IT. WE WON THE LEAGUE. WE KNOW WHO WE ARE. WE KNOW WHO WE ARE. CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND. WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE. THEY’VE GOT OVER the line, and they deserve 38 games in the Premier League.
You deserve to win it. Yes, the football’s not been pretty at times. We all know that. But to do that consistently over a season, you’ve got to take your hats off. Especially when you’re up against Pep Guardiola, one of the greatest of his generation as well. So, congratulations. When they flip the pressure back onto Manchester City.
So, they’ve shown they’ve got unbelievable character, and I think to even level that they’ve been bottlers. They haven’t been. They were just against one of the most incredible teams in Manchester City, which was just relentless. They just stretched them, made them better, and had to find a way.
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They’ve had to maybe get those marginal games that you need to do, set pieces, goalkeeper, everything that he’s done, Mikel Arteta, to find a way to turn his team into title winners. And you have to credit the cronies as well, because they could have, under pressure, maybe felt like it wasn’t the right thing.
Is he going to be the winner? He’s proved tonight that Mikuel Arteta is a winner. So Arsenal beat Manchester City to the title. They come up short for the second consecutive season, and Pep Guardiola has sent his wishes to Austin. Congratulate Arsenal, uh, Mikuel staff, backroom staff, and fans on this Premier League.
Well deserved, uh, at the same time, to my manager career, one of the years that uh we fought the most with incredible things that we could not control, and we were there, never giving up, giving up. I would have loved to have in the last moment, you know, to try, of course, it wasn’t in our hands, but uh yeah, today the fatigue was there, so 12 days to prepare that game they play for the qualification for the champ, but the extraordinary team, incredible manage, and three days, three days, three days went from Crystal Palace today, the brilliant.
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Of the players, we miss their impact because the fresh players weren’t good enough. For the players coming from the bench, we felt, uh, we travel a lot, and uh, yeah, prepare for next season. Bournemouth manager Anton Areola has known Arteta since childhood, and he was asked whether he’s expecting a bottle of champagne from his friend.
It would be lovely something. I don’t know. I haven’t even checked my phone. I should have at least one text message or something. But I think it was not because of this game. No, probably they were even going to finish it for sure themselves. No. And I’m happy for him because I think he has done an incredible job there.
Delight for all of Arsenal’s players. This was the reaction awaiting Gabrielle when he arrived home from their title party. Brilliant scenes. Not all of the players made it home early, though. Eberza posted this picture of himself at the Emirates Stadium just after 5:00 this morning. And why not get the pets involved, too? Gabriel Martinelli posted this of the Arsenal dog win, who looks like he’s enjoying his night with his trophy and bottle of champagne in a dog toy form.
Former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka shared a photo with Mikel Arteta, calling him a special leader. Great players in a club that never doubted themselves—this is all due to you, Mikel. To everyone who doubted you, give this man and this coach the respect they deserve. Well, speaking at the Brighton Player Awards, former Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck praised his former club. Credit to Arsenal. Congratulations to them. I think, um, to show that consistency and snow mean feet, you know, winning the Premier League.
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So, what an achievement. I hope they’re celebrating hard now. And, uh, yeah, fair play to them. Congratulations. Huge congratulations to Arsenal, to Mikuel, to his coaching team. They did a great job. They deserve to win this uh championship. Um, so well deserved. Hopefully, they can enjoy some nights, and then I’m sure they’ll prepare well for the Champions League final because it’s another big game for them.
So all the best and well deserved. It’s been 22 years since Arsenal last got their hands on the Premier League trophy. This is their first title since moving from the Emirates Stadium to the Emirates Stadium. Patrick Vieira and Arson Banger were captain and manager the last time Arsenal lifted that trophy. But as Yuri Timber and Paka Saka were keen to point out on social media, they’ll soon touch it again.
Wait, what? I’m about to show you. Light that up. Hey, let me tell you something. 22 years. 22 years. There was laughing. There was joking. They’re not laughing anymore. Look, it’s going to be shining. Look, it’s going to be shining. Shining bright. The Prime Minister, an Arsenal fan, reacted to the news.
He posted on X to say 22 long years for the Arsenal, but finally we’re back where we belong, champions. The MP for Islington North and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn went down to the Emirates last night and said incredible scenes outside the Emirates. A moment I will never forget. Arsenal’s players had clearly been preparing for this moment.
They had a cardboard cutout of the Premier League trophy with them when their status as champions was confirmed. And the newly crowned champions of England travel to Crystal Palace on Sunday, after which they’ll get their hands on that Premier League trophy. That will be live on Sky Sports along with every other Premier League game kickoff at 400 pm.
