Gunners capture their first Premier League crown after more than twenty years

Confirmation arrived this evening once Manchester City lost points versus Bournemouth leaving Pep Guardiola and his players unable to overtake Arsenal at the summit of the standings.

The outcome concludes a twenty two year drought for a league crown and hands Arsenal their fourteenth top flight title pushing them further ahead as the third most successful club in England behind Liverpool together with Manchester United.

Following back to back runner up spots in the Premier League with improving points hauls squad depth together with greater consistency the Gunners turned hope into dominance this campaign.

Their successful bid relied on sharp play at each end of the field rather than any single dominant spell.

Priority on top class defensive work alongside steady goal threat and powerful set pieces rendered them very hard to overcome across the months while avoiding any late fade that had plagued earlier efforts.

The difference from their opening modern title challenge under Arteta was notable.

Back in the season from twenty twenty three Arsenal topped the table for two hundred forty eight days before Manchester City used experience and relentless late push to close the gap. In the following season Arsenal stepped up once more yet ended two points behind.

This season brought no such late reversal to suffer.

Instead Arsenal kept their rhythm through the winter months handled packed fixtures and converted tough road games into points rather than stories.

Smart recruitment proved vital also. The club acted swiftly to assemble a group ready for every competition with new arrivals including Eberechi Eze Martin Zubimendi together with Viktor Gyokeres stepping up at decisive moments.

For Arteta the crown caps a patient long standing project at the North London side.

Since taking charge in December twenty nineteen when Arsenal sat tenth and lacked clear direction he quickly lifted the FA Cup in twenty twenty though the years since required steady faith from owners and fans.

Doubts arose over recruitment spells of uneven form and repeated claims that Arsenal had hit their limit.

Yet Arteta has now delivered the first Premier League title since the Invincibles side of Arsene Wenger in two thousand and four while also reaching a first Champions League final in two decades.

He joins just five other coaches to secure an English top division title for Arsenal.