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feveritch @feveritch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

There have been so many sub stories and journeys we barely know about. These people have known each other for years and have been working together towards this title for what must’ve been be ages for them.

While the first team changed from the third kit into the traditional red and white, Arteta’s staff donned shirts worn by the players. Assistant coach HIGHLIGHTED Albert Stuivenberg wore Jurrien Timber’s No 12 END HIGHLIGHTED; lead physical performance coach Sam Wilson wore Riccardo Calafiori’s number 33. Even the club doctor, Zafar Iqbal, wore Martin Odegaard’s number 8.

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Fans on the roof of Sainsbury's, Kroenkes in the dressing room, a party in central London. How Arsenal celebrated receiving the Premier League trophy. Free to read on @theathleticfc.bsky.social : www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

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feveritch @feveritch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I wasn’t aware this particular sub story started at Selhurst Park. A truly transformative game.

It’s a full circle moment for Arsenal too. Their pursuit of the Premier League title arguably began on this ground, almost four years ago. On the opening night of the 2022-23 campaign, Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park.

Gabriel Jesus made his debut after signing from Manchester City, the striker who Mikel Arteta argued “changed our world”. The Brazilian striker started as captain on Sunday, in what could be his final appearance for the club.

That Friday night in 2022 was the first competitive game in which Arteta deployed a true inverted full-back, with Oleksandr Zinchenko starting at left-back. There was another Premier League debut for William Saliba, finally recalled into the first-team squad after three loan spells. This was the first league game for the partnership of Saliba and Gabriel. That defensive pairing would become the foundation upon which Arsenal’s success has been built.

That 2-0 win marked the start of four successive attempts to win the Premier League. Back at Selhurst Park, 11 miles or so from the Woolwich armament factor where the club was first formed, Arsenal completed their odyssey back to the summit of English football

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