Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reckons the club had the right type of players for the Premier League glory. The Gunners ended their 22-year wait for the Premier League title. 

Players like Viktor Gyökeres, Eberechi Eze and Martín Zubimendi were added to the club last season whereas the trio of Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and David Raya played a key role in taking the team to the title.

Asked why his team won the Premier League this season after three consecutive runners-up finishes, Arteta told Marca: “Because someone up there must have aligned the planets to make it happen. In previous years we’ve come close, but something was missing.

“The feeling has been different from the start, perhaps the type of player… but the consistency has been similar. I was convinced we’d be very close. Not to winning, as that depends on so many things. My job has been to convince them that they’re the best, as there were moments of doubt.

“I gave them energy and told them to have fun like never before.”

Arteta has been in charge of Arsenal for seven years now and the Spaniard admitted the long wait of ending their title drought has been worth it.

“Yes, it has been [worth it],” he said. “The best part of this has been the journey. We’ve done this with people who are truly worthy and who have demonstrated values, courage, honesty, resilience, unity, and a willingness to face our vulnerabilities time and again.

“I’ve often wondered whether I’m the right person for the job, whether I’m the ideal person to lead them. And you don’t know the answer until you’ve actually done it. I’m very proud that we’ve done it our way.”

Arsenal will take on Paris Saint Germain in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday. The Gunners haven’t ever won the biggest football crown in Europe and they would look to add the missing trophy in their cabinet.