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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reflects on winning the Premier League and his emotions as they prepare for the final game of the season against Crystal Palace
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00:00Arsenal Premier League champions, have those four words sunk in?
00:06Yeah, it's incredible to hear them, especially understanding the journey, the manner that we've
00:14done it and how many people have been involved and waiting for so long to accomplish that goal.
00:21Can you just give us an idea what it was like for you on Tuesday night when that whistle went
00:25at the Vitality, your overriding emotion when it happened?
00:30You don't realise it, probably. It's one of the best feelings I ever had. I was supposed to be here
00:38at Colony watching the game with the boys and certain staff because that's what they wanted,
00:42but I couldn't. I think 20 minutes later, before the game, I had to leave. I couldn't bring the
00:50energy that I wanted and I think it was their moment as well to watch it together, to be themselves,
00:56and just see what the outcome would be. And I went home. I went outside to the garden. I started
01:02to build some fire and I started to do some barbecue. I didn't watch any of it. I was just
01:08hearing some
01:09noises in the background, in the living room, and suddenly the magic happened. My oldest son
01:16opened the garden door. He started to run towards me. He started to cry. He gave me a hug and
01:21said
01:22we are champions, daddy. And then my other two boys and my wife came over and it was beautiful. Just
01:28to see the joy on them as well, that they are always with me. It was magical. A minute later,
01:35Martin was with the video. Where are you? I said, come over. I said, yeah, yeah, guys enjoy for a
01:42while
01:42and see you in a few hours somewhere in London. And yeah, it was beautiful.
01:47So, I'll show you how I feel.
01:48I said, yeah, yeah.
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