Arsenal crowned EPL champions 2026: Die-hard Mumbai fans react to the win after 22 years

The Indian fans of English football club Arsenal havenrsquot slept since Tuesday night after Manchester City were held to a 11 drew by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium the home stadium of the latter team Thanks to this result Arsenal have been crowned as English Premier League champions for the first time in 22 yearsIt marked the end of a wait stretching back to The Invincibles victory of 200304 mdasha titlewinning journey that has been in the works for at least the past six years since Mikel Arteta took charge in 2019 to mould and shape the squad The Gunners as they are fondly called finished second in the last three seasons behind Liverpool as well as Manchester City leaving fans all over very frustratedHowever this season has been different with Arsenal going toetotoe with Man City the only contenders to win the title in a season that has been a rollercoaster of emotions for every supporter mdash not only across the world but also in Mumbai including this writer Having supported the team since 2007 after watching William Gallas equalise 22 against Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on November 3 that year this writer has heartbreak watching the team putting up a fight till the end even when the Red Devils were the favourites to winSo it is no wonder that every Arsenal fan has been celebrating with one another even though there is one more game against Crystal Palace on May 24 before the season gets overHere are some of the immediate reactionsCarl Lewis 40 Bandra WestAfter 22 years we lift a trophy weve been chasing and getting so close to for the past few seasons This means a lot and should be a watershed moment for the club as this should be the beginning of a new chapter of dominance in the English football stratosphere The Champions League is next Its been 20 years since we were in a Champions League final I can still remember Sol Campbells header in Paris which almost got us over the line until Henrik Larsson happened This time its different theres electricity in the air and nothing but optimism COYG Come On You Gunners for one last push to greatnessMahesh Khedkar 31 Andheri WestTrust the process Arsenal winning the Premier league feels like a dream come true It hasnt sunk in yet that they have actually done it I dont know how Im going to react come Sunday when I actually see them lifting the trophy at Selhurst Park Its been a long and torturous wait Calling it an emotional rollercoaster would be an understatement I have supported Arsenal since 2007 and unfortunately for me that has largely been in the postglory years of Arsene Wenger It was the Emirates era marked with suffering with Wenger the man who built the Emirates As people rightly say Mikel Arteta turned the lights on and added the soul into the placeThis feeling of winning the EPL is unmatched and no words can do justice to it The years of staying up late till 3 4 am and going to school as a kid being trolled by rival fans watching the lsquoWenger Outrsquo brigade the horror defeats and more felt like scars that could never be healed But guess what time does fix things and the grass is always green where you water it Ive been trolled a lot for dedicating my right arm to an Arsenal tattoo that says Victoria Concardia Crestic which is our motto It translates to Victory through Harmony And today we are victorious and we did it with class grace and passion Today this tattoo that Ill take to my grave feels like one of my best decisions ever I got it during our worst time when the world was calling for Mikel Artetarsquos head and I backed and had faith in him Im glad the board and ownership did the same and today he is the first Premier league player to win the title as a manager and the third youngest to do it He picked Arsenal up at its lowest and hes brought us up to the height where we belong Truly turned the lights onRyan Torres 31 VikhroliWe are finally seeing our club win the league again after 22 years Through all the trolling heartbreaks latenight matches and lsquonext season brorsquo jokes we still stayed loyal Arsenal has literally been part of my childhood and adulthood journey So seeing them finally lift the trophy again feels personal emotional and honestly unforgettable Like Henry said this team could be ldquoThe Unforgettablesrdquo if they won and they have done exactly thatColin Sequiera 32 Vasai WestArsenal winning the EPL title feels unreal Twentytwo years of waiting heartbreak banter and belief mdash and now finally seeing Arsenal back on top of England by winning the EPLhellip itrsquos pure emotion This one is different Irsquove supported Arsenal since 1997 my dad was an Arsenal fan when I was four years old So this honestly feels emotional beyond words I was lucky enough to witness lsquoThe Invinciblesrsquo growing up and after that itrsquos been 22 years of waiting hoping getting hurt and still believing every single season Thatrsquos why this title means so much Itrsquos not just about winning the league mdash it feels like seeing a piece of your childhood come back to life But at the same time itrsquos not over yet The season isnrsquot done Wersquove still got a Champions League final coming up in about a weekrsquos time Stay humble stay focused and letrsquos give it everything in BudapestRival fanSanjay Lawrence 33 Vasai WestI became a Manchester United fan at the peak of the Alex Ferguson Arsene Wenger era fortunate enough to be pampered with titles and a team of mentality monsters Along came Wenger in the middle of all this and gave Arsenal a title in the classiest way possible Since then you could see the hope Arsenal fans carried into every season which disappeared as every season wore onWhat Mikel Arteta and this group of players have achieved this season is extraordinary We as rival fans questioned their mentality while Arsenal tested everyonersquos patience with their relentless setpiece routines Haramball anyone But winning is winning however it comes and these players have earned their moniker as a certain Thierry Henry put it The UnforgettablesSomewhere in a Manchester dumpyard there is a glut of Arsenalthemed bottles laying waste today