'The best team always win the Premier League'
· Yahoo Sports
Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August.
Prediction: 2nd
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Arsenal were deserved winners of their first title since 2003-04.
This season was the acid test for manager Mikel Arteta and his players. No more second places. No more nearly men. It had to be this season.
Forget the quibbles about not being pleasing on the eye or too many set-pieces. The best team always win the Premier League and Arteta finally found the winning formula, with the Champions League final against Paris St-Germain to come on Saturday.
Arsenal's title was built on solid defensive foundations, with goalkeeper David Raya outstanding behind Gabriel and William Saliba in central defence. Declan Rice was my player of the year.
Now one title has been won, Arsenal have the foundations for years to come.
What I said in August: "This is a team with enough to mount a meaningful title pursuit and challenge for the biggest prizes."