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Arsenal are Premier League champions for nan first clip since Arsène Wenger’s Invincibles successful 2004 aft Manchester City drew 1-1 astatine Bournemouth.
It caps a singular accomplishment for Mikel Arteta successful his first occupation successful management, nan Spaniard having transformed Arsenal into contenders since taking complete from Unai Emery successful December 2019. His squad vanished arsenic runners-up successful nan past 3 campaigns and led nan measurement for astir of this play earlier City whittled down Arsenal’s nine-point lead aft beating them astatine nan Etihad successful April.
Despite carrying nan scars of erstwhile years, Arteta’s broadside emerged strongest from what successful effect became a five-game playoff betwixt nan 2 contenders. City blinked first erstwhile they drew against Everton, pinch Arsenal signaling 4 successive wins without conceding a extremity – culminating successful Monday’s 1-0 victory complete Burnley.
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Arteta said he expected to find it difficult to watch City’s crippled against Bournemouth fixed its value but Arsenal fans had gathered successful nan pubs adjacent nan Emirates successful anticipation of Andoni Iraola’s broadside securing a affirmative consequence and celebrated wildly connected nan last whistle, spilling connected nan street.
Arsenal will person nan Premier League trophy astatine Selhurst Park connected Sunday aft they look Crystal Palace successful their last game. Arteta will go nan longest-serving head successful England’s apical 4 divisions erstwhile Guardiola’s departure from City aft 10 years is confirmed and has nan chance to emulate his mentor by winning nan Champions League erstwhile Arsenal look Paris Saint-Germain connected 30 May. Only connected 5 occasions person an English squad won nan apical section and nan European Cup successful nan aforesaid season, pinch City nan past to execute that feat successful 2023.
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