00:01Actually no, Perl was managing one team. I was supposed to manage the other one, but I ended up playing.
00:06Oh, okay.
00:07So, because I fancied a bit of a kick about it, so I thought, you know what, let's go and
00:11play.
00:12And I was playing, but just keep putting my head out, looking at what was going on on the bench,
00:18because obviously we, Man City, were playing at the time against Bournemouth,
00:22so we would just keep waiting to hear what happened.
00:28And, yeah, obviously I was on the pitch when we finally found out that we were champion.
00:33How did you react? And what was the reaction here per Mertesacker?
00:37Jez is just a bit overwhelmed by the moment right now.
00:41It was, yeah, it was mad. It was crazy, because, you know, you just,
00:47I didn't think about it when I was driving to the stadium.
00:51Okay.
00:51So I ended up being on the pitch playing, and next thing you know, I can't see everybody on their
00:56phone.
00:56And I'm thinking, oh, yeah, God, Man City are playing tonight.
01:00So I thought, you know what, I'll play the first half, and then I'll come off so I can watch
01:04the game.
01:05So I did that.
01:06And I was just following it on the iPad, and, yeah, and then at the end, when, yeah, when the
01:14whistle blew,
01:15we all run on the pitch like crazy.
01:17Game got finished, and then obviously I didn't, at that time, think about me driving home.
01:24Yeah, okay.
01:25I see where this is going.
01:26So I'm here celebrating, jumping around with people, running on the pitch, and then get back in the dressing room,
01:34get changed, go up, start having some food, and walking up through the window and seeing all them people around
01:39the stadium.
01:40All the supporters in North London going wild, right?
01:42It was just fires everywhere, just fireworks, everything.
01:47So I started thinking, God, how am I going to get home now?
01:51I hope them people are going to get home.
01:53No, there was no getting home.
01:55Everybody was just, everybody was just, was just here outside the stadium celebrating,
02:01and I had to leave my car here and get on the train back home.
02:06But you did end up getting your car back, right?
02:09The next day I came back on the train, came back up the next day, picked my car and drove
02:12home, yeah.
02:13But it's all worth it, isn't it?
02:15Anything.
02:15For us to win the Premier League, I'll walk back home, no problem.
02:19How did you celebrate, by the way, that final game of the Premier League season at Selhurst Park
02:27when we saw the boys lifting that trophy?
02:31How did you celebrate?
02:32What were you doing?
02:33I was here again.
02:33You know what?
02:34On the show, all season, Jez, I've been referencing your dance moves,
02:38and I feel like you've really been holding them back from everyone watching the show.
02:41I'm keeping it for a special occasion, though.
02:43And that is now, so...
02:45And tonight, lifting the Champions League final, that would have been a special occasion.
02:48Hold on, hold on.
02:49So, I'll just...
02:50Yes, I will regret it later on.
02:53Of course, it's been an incredible couple of weeks for the club.
02:57It was in the boardroom.
02:58It was where they do all the new player signings and the contract signings and announcements and everything.
03:03Did you?
03:04Did they offer you a contract?
03:05I took a picture like I had one anyway.
03:07I was just like, it's so cool to be here.
03:10And they had the Premier League trophy right there as well behind us.
03:14So, I got a cute pic with the Premier League trophy.
03:16Was that the real one or a replica of that?
03:17Not the real one.
03:18Is that the real one?
03:19The actual Premier League trophy.
03:20Yeah, yeah.
03:21I had a mini photo shoot with it, not going to lie.
03:24And what was cool as well was like when they came in, Mikel, Josh and Ridge, they saw it and
03:30they were all like, whoa, wow, this is amazing.
03:34And we were like, you've seen it already.
03:36You've lifted it.
03:36You've lifted it.
03:37You've lifted it.
03:38But it is just, it's so beautiful.
03:40So, it was really cool to be there and get some insight.
03:42But, Jess, we know Mikel will give all the credit to his staff, to the players.
03:47But what an unbelievable job he has done here at the club.
03:51And also, what he's built here, you know?
03:55I think it's hard to describe because how he turned the club around so quickly.
04:03Yeah.
04:04You know, it's just amazing.
04:06And I know a lot of people have asked me questions this season about, oh, if Mikel don't lift any
04:15trophy at the end of the season, do you think he should go?
04:20And I'm just like, absolutely no.
04:23You know, because to get back to competing for major trophies, it's already a massive achievement.
04:30And, you know, when he took charge, we were not even in the Champions for all them good moments.
04:36It feels like, you know, after all of those performances, we deserved a spot in the final, right?
04:41A hundred percent, yeah, of course.
04:43Listen, we've beat Bayern Munich, we've beat Atletico, we've beat Inter Milan, all them top clubs.
04:48So you definitely deserve to be top of the league.
04:51And then, and then after it's obviously home and away game.
04:54And yes, some people will say we've had a, maybe an easier run than PSG, but at the end, we
05:00deserve to be where we are.
05:01So I think we've been the best team in this competition so far and hopefully we'll be the best team
05:07tonight again.
05:08Yeah, we made stuff from Freniel Mann on the ground.
05:12Jez, I can barely hear myself think right now and you can't hear me because the atmosphere here in North
05:20London is just special, isn't it?
05:23It's brilliant.
05:24Oh my God, the atmosphere.
05:25I can't hear whatever you say.
05:27I'm just looking at that screen and I, I see Thierry Henry, uh, putting the, the champions league right in
05:33the middle of the, I don't think that was the PSG fan quickly.
05:41Should we have a little look at the hall of fame results?
05:45Go on, go on, go on.
05:47Do you want to know who's won?
05:49Wow.
05:50Hey, with 65%.
05:52Wow.
05:53Well, actually, Declan Rice and Real Madrid game, but you know.
05:56I'm taking the win.
05:58All right, Jez, I can't hear myself.
06:01You can't hear me.
06:02You're having a coughing fit.
06:04Can I quickly get a score prediction from you before we head over to commentary, Jez?
06:10Um, I think obviously it's the final, so it's going to be a tight game, but I would say 2
06:15-1 to us.
06:16Yeah?
06:17Yeah.
06:17Are you feeling confident?
06:19I feel confident.
06:21I'm optimistic, uh, but obviously it's the final, so anything can happen.
06:25Um, you know, it's the one game, so I always say you've got to perform now 90 minutes and
06:32then get the job done.
06:34So, uh, let's see what happens.
06:35And what would it mean to you to see the Arsenal finally win a Champions League trophy?
06:44It would be amazing.
06:45You know, we've, uh, we've been, we've been very close back in 2006 and, uh, I think this
06:52is the year, so hopefully, um, we'll get it done and then it'll be our first one, get our
06:57first star on the, above the logo.
06:59Let's go, that'd be amazing.
07:01Wooo, that'd be amazing.
07:11Wooo!
07:14Wooo!
07:15Wooo!
07:16Wooo!
07:16Wooo!
07:17Wooo!
07:18Wooo!
07:19Wooo!
07:19Wooo!
07:23Wooo!
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