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Arsenal Win Premier League Title After 22 Years

Is this a triumph of grit and discipline or a damaging blow to the Premier League's identity?

MAY 25·Updated MAY 26

Arsenal Win Premier League Title After 22 Years

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Above: Martin Odegaard of Arsenal lifts the Premier League trophy in London on May 24. Image credit: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

The Facts

Arsenal were confirmed as Premier League champions on Tuesday, after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth, ending the Gunners' 22-year wait for a top-flight title and a run of three successive runner-up finishes.
Independent
The Sun
Arsenal formally lifted the trophy following a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday, finishing the season on 85 points — seven clear of Manchester City, who lost their final game under manager Pep Guardiola.
Daily Mirror
Sky Sports
Sixteen-year-old Max Dowman also became the youngest starter in Premier League history, aged 16 years and 144 days, as well as the youngest player to collect a winner's medal after meeting the five-appearance threshold.
Daily Mail
The Times (UK)
Arsenal scored their record 19th Premier League goal from a corner this season when substitute Kai Havertz headed the ball for Noni Madueke to score, marking the most corner goals by a side in a Premier League campaign.
The Telegraph
Sky Sports
The victory makes Mikel Arteta, 44, the second-youngest manager to win the Premier League, behind José Mourinho with Chelsea in 2005. He will become the longest-serving manager in England's top four divisions once Guardiola's City exit is sealed.
Independent
guardian
Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final in Budapest on May 30. A victory would give the club its first European title and complete a historic domestic and European double.
ITV News
standard.co.uk

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The Spin

Narrative A

Arsenal's title win after 22 years proves that patience and a disciplined system beat flashy football every time. Facing a wall of defenders all season, the Gunners still led the table from October and went unbeaten in the Champions League. No amount of pundit noise changes what's on the trophy.

Farmer EshPresh on X

Sky Sports

Narrative B

Arsenal didn't win by playing football, they won by turning their games into a set-piece assembly line that's dragged the entire league down with it. Long throws, corner grappling and stop-start chaos have replaced the fluid, attacking game that made the League worth watching. A title built on referee luck and dead-ball tricks isn't a legacy worth having.

Rodin Simi on X

Goal.com