Arsenal players flooded the streets outside the Emirates Stadium at 5 AM to celebrate the club`s first Premier League title in 22 years. The squad had gathered at their London Colney training ground to watch Manchester City’s crucial match against Bournemouth. When the 1-1 draw was confirmed, it officially crowned the north London club as champions.
The initial celebrations started behind closed doors.
Players and staff belted out chants of "championes" as the final whistle blew in the City game. Moments later, the squad left the training base to continue their wild title party elsewhere.
Declan Rice quickly posted a celebratory selfie on social media. He was joined by Kai Havertz, William Saliba, Bukayo Saka, Myles Lewis-Skelly, and Eberechi Eze, holding a cut-out of the Premier League trophy. Rice reminded fans of his promise from last month, noting that he had told captain Martin Odegaard the title race was not over despite a recent defeat.
The players also took the opportunity to mock their title rivals.
Saka posted an Instagram video showing Lewis-Skelly holding a champagne bottle, directly referencing the "bottlers" label thrown at them by City supporters in the past. Saka confidently fired back, stating that they were now the ones holding the bottles. Piero Hincapie was also filmed joining in the joke with a similar plastic bottle.
Even the official club dog joined the early morning festivities.
Mikel Merino shared a photo featuring Win, the dog brought in by manager Mikel Arteta to boost morale, amidst the celebrations. The official mascot, Gunnersaurus, was also spotted in the middle of the carnival atmosphere. Jurrien Timber, Saka, Rice, and Eze were seen interacting with the massive crowd of fans at dawn.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, a lifelong Arsenal supporter, expressed his joy online.
He posted a message declaring that after 22 long years, the club was finally back where it belonged. Arsenal legend Ian Wright, wearing his classic team shirt, was immediately mobbed by thousands of jubilant fans in north London. The sea of supporters celebrated wildly outside a stadium that had not even been built the last time Arsenal lifted the league trophy.
