BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountHomeNewsSportBusinessTechnologyHealthCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportBusinessTechnologyHealthCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveClose menu BBC SportMenuHomeFootballCricketFormula 1Rugby UTennisGolfCyclingAthleticsMoreA-Z SportsAmerican FootballAthleticsBasketballBoxingCricketCyclingDartsDisability SportFootballFormula 1Gaelic GamesGolfGymnasticsHorse RacingMixed Martial ArtsMotorsportNetballOlympic SportsRugby LeagueRugby UnionSnookerSwimmingTennisFull Sports A-ZMore from SportEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandNews FeedsHelp & FAQsArsenalScores & FixturesTableInside Premier League title winChampions LeagueAsk Me AnythingSaka calls out critics as players celebrate title at Emirates at 5am To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be played Arsenal players were pictured outside Emirates Stadium at 05:00 BST after they were crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years, as their celebrations continued. Eberechi Eze posted pictures on Instagram in the early hours of Wednesday, stood outside their stadium in north London alongside team-mates Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber. Dutch defender Timber posted a video alongside Saka stood by a blacked out Premier League trophy at the club's training ground that was designed to light up once the team won. "Let me tell you something. Twenty-two years, 22 years. There was laughing, there was joking, they're not laughing any more. Look, it is going to be shining, it is going to be shining bright." In another video posted by Saka, 19-year-old defender Myles Lewis-Skelly is seen holding a champagne bottle. "They called us bottlers," said academy graduate Lewis-Skelly. "And now we're holding the bottle." Eze's Instagram post also included a picture of an Arsenal-branded bottle in another reference to criticism the team has received for finishing second in the league for three consecutive seasons. An Instagram story post also showed captain Martin Odegaard with a bottle in his mouth. Arsenal's record goalscorer Thierry Henry wrote on Instagram: "Special thanks to this generation - finally now my kids saw us winning the league". The club will hold a trophy parade around Islington on Sunday, 31 May at 14:00 BST, the day after they face holders Paris St-Germain in the Champions League final in Budapest. On Tuesday night, fans gathered outside the stadium and nearby pubs while rivals Manchester City played Bournemouth, needing a win to keep the title race alive. In the end, Pep Guardiola's side could only draw - confirming Arsenal as champions for the first time in 22 years. As the full-time whistle went on the south coast, there was an explosion of cheer in pubs across north London as Arsenal fans celebrated a moment they felt, after recent title near misses, might never come. Arsenal legend Ian Wright, who scored 185 times for the club and won the title in 1998, was mobbed by fans as he celebrated outside the Emirates. There were celebrations also at the Gunners' training ground. That is where the Arsenal squad had gathered for the evening and, much as in the pubs, the final whistle was greeted by huge celebrations. Players and staff danced and hugged while chanting: "Campeones, Campeones, Ole Ole Ole!" Last month, Arsenal captain Declan Rice was seen insisting "it's not done" after the Gunners lost to Manchester City. But on Tuesday, with the title race decided, he posted a picture on social media of players celebrating, captioned: "It's done." The title win came in Mikel Arteta's seventh year in charge, and underlined just what can be achieved if a manager is given time. "Mikel Arteta's been there a long period of time. The best gift you can give a good manager is time," former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Yes you can give them hundreds of millions of pounds but you have to mould that money into a team, into a dressing room, a winning side. Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, The Arsenal squad celebrated the title win at the club's training ground Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Arsenal players celebrated the title win after the draw between Bournemouth and Manchester City confirmed they could no longer be caught Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, There were scenes of joy and relief as Arsenal players celebrated their title win Image source, Eberechi Eze InstagramImage caption, Eberechi Eze with fellow Arsenal players outside the Emirates stadium on Wednesday morning Previous imageNext imageSlide 1 of 4, Arsenal players pose with a cutout of the Premier League trophy, The Arsenal squad celebrated the title win at the club's training groundEnd of image galleryThe key moments that decided the Premier League title race Published15 hours agoBoats, fire and a TikTok song - inside Arsenal's title win Published15 hours agoDowman becomes youngest Premier League title winner Published4 hours agoNow Arsenal fans dreaming of the doubleTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be played When Arsenal went unbeaten to lift the Premier League trophy in 2003-04 - resulting in them being dubbed 'The Invincibles' - they would not have believed it would take them almost a quarter of a century to win the title again. "I've got married, had a child, who's now a teenager, and got divorced, all since Arsenal last won the league," Gunners fan Matt said on the BBC Sport live text commentary page. To finally see that long wait ended prompted some fans to mark it in different ways, some more questionable than others. Gunners supporter Barry wrote: "I've got a can of lager from 2021 commemorating the 1971 double. I said I wasn't drinking it until Arsenal won the league. It's five years out of date, wish me luck." While other fans are looking to the future, the dream of a double is still on as Arsenal face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League final on 30 May. "I am confident that we are going to do it," Gunners fan Chloe said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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