Arsenal finished after 22 years, dethroned Manchester City and won the Premier League title

Arsenal are Premier League champions (John Walton/PA via AP) Arsenal FC ended 22 years and became Premier League champions after two decades of suffering. After Manchester City FC were held to a 1-1 draw by AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday, as confirmed by the Premier League website. The triumph marks manager Mikel Arteta’s first Premier League title.The Gunners last lifted the Premier League trophy in 2003/04 under legendary manager Arsène Wenger, captained by Patrick Vieira in their historic unbeaten campaign. Led by captain Martin Ødegaard, Arsenal finally ended years of near misses after finishing as runners-up in each of the previous three seasons. Their biggest upset came in the 2023/24 season when Manchester City secured the title by just two points. With this achievement, Arsenal have now won four Premier League titles, moving ahead of Liverpool FC and just one behind Chelsea FC in the Premier League era honors list. Manchester United FC remain the competition’s most successful club with 13 Premier League crowns, while Manchester City have won eight. Blackburn Rovers FC and Leicester City FC are the only other clubs to have lifted the trophy once each.In the wider history of English top-flight football, Arsenal’s latest success took their total league titles to 14, behind Liverpool and Manchester United who have won 20 league titles each. Arsenal’s winning run has been fueled by contributions from across the squad. Summer signing Viktor Gyökeres led the scoring charts with 14 goals, while Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice and Mikel Merino all put in key performances throughout the campaign.Creativity has been evenly shared around the team, with Trossard, Ødegaard, Rice, Saka, Jurrien Timber and Gabriel Magalhães notching at least four assists over the course of the season. Manchester City’s draw against Bournemouth left them four points clear of Arsenal with just one game remaining, confirming that Pep Guardiola’s side can no longer catch up to the league leaders.