Champions
Arsenal are Premier League champions. For the first time in 22 years, the title is back in North London. City's slip at Bournemouth handed Arteta's side the crown, and the outpouring has been immense (4). Three straight runner-up finishes behind Guardiola's City and Liverpool. Now the stranglehold is broken (12). Fans poured into the streets. Rich, poor, immigrants, locals, every social division evaporated at the final whistle, as Nick Hornby described it: a city united (13).
Arteta's reward
Mikel Arteta will be rewarded with a lucrative new contract after delivering the title (11). The club were already planning a long extension before this moment (2). Now the deal will reflect what he's achieved: ending two decades of waiting and toppling the Guardiola machine. Talks of a statue next to Arsène Wenger's are already swirling (4).
Rice called it
Declan Rice's post-match reaction after an earlier defeat to City proved prophetic. He told everyone then that Arsenal would challenge, and now that confidence has been vindicated. Your midfielder knew what was coming (10).
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CL final: PSG respect you
Lucas Hernandez says the Champions League final between Arsenal and PSG is 50-50. No favorites. No fear from the French side, but no superiority complex either. They see you as equals (9).
Summer moves taking shape
Gabriel Jesus is expected to leave this summer, with Juventus and Spanish clubs circling (7). Meanwhile, Arsenal remain interested in Julian Alvarez and are open to a swap deal to land him, though Atletico Madrid, PSG and Barcelona are also in the picture (8). Newcastle's Sandro Tonali is also on the radar, with a bidding war potentially brewing between Arsenal and Manchester United (1). Bournemouth's Eli Kroupi Junior is being tracked too, but the fee could be enormous (5).
Fan-reaktioner
The mood online is euphoric but reflective. Fans are calling this a story of overperformance, beating a much richer City side with smarter planning, not bigger wages. One post noted City's wage bill was £80m higher, the equivalent of five Bukayo Sakas. Kai Havertz scoring the league-winning goal has hit especially hard. And PSG supporters are already nervous: a super-hyped Arsenal side coming off a title win, they admit, could be a serious problem in the Champions League final. See the reaction
