Arsenal fans celebrated in north London after the club won the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years. The victory followed Manchester City's draw, ending a long wait and shedding the 'bottlers' tag.
Key points
Arsenal ended a 22-year wait for the Premier League title
Fans celebrated outside Emirates Stadium
Manchester City's draw triggered the celebrations
The victory ended a series of second-place finishes
Many fans had never seen Arsenal win the league
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Arsenalsupporters flooded the streets of north London after the club ended a 22-year wait for the Premier League title.
And because of the length of time that has passed since the Gunners last lifted the league title, it has meant that many of the club's fans had never seen them win England's top prize.
'Life has peaked'
Club legend and fan Ian Wright, who helped start the party outside the Emirates on Tuesday night, was 40 when Arsenal last won the Premier League, but for some supporters it was a new experience.
"It doesn't get much better than this," 22-year-old Dylan White said. "...first time in 22 years, more or less the first time in my life. When we last lifted the Premier League, I was about three weeks old.
"It's surreal - I've never experienced this before and now, we're finally here over the line after so many years of coming so close and to celebrate with all of our friends.
"I've always wanted to experience it for myself because you hear stories of Arsenal back in 89, you hear stories of the Invincibles, but getting to experience it ourselves... it's been mental.
"We were wondering if it'd be better to celebrate it at an actual game, but doing it with all of our mates in north London last night and being outside of the ground until 4am, as you can tell, I've lost my voice.
"It feels like life has peaked as an Arsenal fan."
Ian Wright celebrates with Arsenal fansImage source, Getty Images
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Ian Wright, 62, helped start the party outside Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night
Q&A
When did Arsenal last win the Premier League title before this year?
Arsenal last won the Premier League title 22 years ago.
What triggered the celebrations among Arsenal fans in north London?
The celebrations were triggered by Arsenal winning the Premier League title after Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
How did Arsenal fans react to the team's Premier League victory?
Arsenal fans flooded the streets of north London, celebrating the long-awaited triumph with wild scenes outside the Emirates Stadium.
What does this Premier League title mean for Arsenal fans?
This title victory marks a significant achievement for Arsenal fans, many of whom had never seen the club win England's top prize before.
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It could still get a lot better for Arsenal fans when the Gunners take on Paris St-Germain in the final of the Champions League - their first for 20 years - in Budapest on Saturday 30 May.
"It could be a mega few weeks," Dylan added.
"The best is still yet to come with the Champions League. People are really about to see, if they haven't already, how big Arsenal Football Club are. It's just long overdue. I'm glad it's silenced a lot of the critics."
Fans keep flocking to north London
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Arsenal fans in dreamland as club win Premier League title
Following Tuesday night's celebrations, supporters continue to flock to the stadium to buy next season's kit with "champions" written on the back.
And for Dominic, who was alive to see Arsenal's previous three Premier League victories, it was nice to have the familiar feeling of success back.
"This is how we're used to feeling." he said. "Used to being the winners, back on the podiums where we belong.
"I was a lot of younger back then. Primary school probably? It was a long time ago.
"We've been waiting patiently and obviously we've got it at the end. And I think this is the start of a very new generation.
"Big Gabi, [William] Saliba, there's a lot of years left in this team. Trust me, we're going to be winning for a long time coming."
But even though Arsenal is a club with a rich history, Dominic is still shocked it took them 22 years to win the league again.
"When we had Santi Cazorla and [Olivier] Giroud, I thought we were still going to be winning championships back then, but we were very unlucky.
"Little things don't go your way sometimes, especially with the big money that was coming in from the other side. But now Pep [Guardiola] is off, Mikel [Arteta] is in, light work." he added in reference to the reports that the City boss is set to leave the Premier League at the end of the season.
'The season of media as well as the football'
Panic on the streets of London bannerImage source, Getty Images
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Arsenal supporters mimic a Manchester City fan banner from the title race
Arsenal have one of the loudest supporter fanbases on social media and that can lead to intense scrutiny from rival fans when things do not go their way.
A Manchester City supporter recently went viral as he celebrated a victory with an Arsenal water bottle, a nod to Arteta's side 'bottling' the title after three successive second-placed finishes.
"I went to the stadium and I have to say it still feels a little bit surreal, even having been there in all the celebrations last night. I know the Arsenal squad were there too," fan Scarlet Katz Roberts said.
"I'm not sure it will feel real until Martin Odegaard lifts that trophy over his head and it even feels weird to say that.
"So I would say there is an overwhelming sense of relief, but also like a slightly weird void of like, 'wow, what do I do now? I don't have to worry about that anymore'."
The Gunners will hold a title parade on Sunday 31 May regardless of the outcome of their Champions League final.
And at 27 years old this is the first league success that Scarlet can remember. She was just five when she went to the parade to celebrate the Arsenal 'Invincibles' win in 2004.
She added: "I have no sense of what's normal for a title celebration, what's proportional. All I can say is that, you know, it was such a lovely atmosphere in that crowd last night.
"I think we've been waiting a long time and particularly given the kind of circumstances of this season and the way that I feel like it's been the season of media as much as it's been the season of football.
"Where it's been almost as important what people have been saying about Arsenal as it is what they've actually been doing or it's felt that way in the fan base.
"We have been mocked, we have been criticised throughout and it only relented at the point when we proverbially lifted the trophy."
