{"id":1429,"date":"2026-05-20T10:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:57:56","slug":"arsenal-rice-saka-react-to-winning-pl-title-as-man-city-sent-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1429","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal: Rice, Saka react to winning PL title as Man City sent message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka have reacted to Arsenal winning the Premier League title after one bold prediction came true.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, <strong>Arsenal\u2019<\/strong>s 22-year wait for the Premier League title ended as Man City failed to beat Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Man City<\/strong> needed to win their last two Premier League games and for Arsenal to drop points to Crystal Palace on the final day to reclaim the title, but they were held to a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Tuesday to hand the title to their rivals with a game to spare.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have more than their fair share of blips over recent months, but they are deserving of the title and they could do a remarkable double by also lifting the Champions League this month.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League title looked to be Man City\u2019s to lose after they beat Arsenal last month, and Rice was widely mocked for telling his teammates after the final whistle that \u201cit\u2019s not done yet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But this rallying cry worked as the Gunners have fended off Man City in recent weeks, and Rice gave a callback to his previous comment after becoming a Premier League winner.<\/p>\n<p>Rice wrote on social media: \u201cI told you all, it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Arsenal are Premier League champions as history made and \u2018process\u2019 trusted in most fitting way<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teammate Bukayo Saka also fired back at Arsenal\u2019s haters in a video alongside Jurrien Timber and a model of the Premier League title at the club\u2019s training ground.<\/p>\n<p>Saka said: \u201cLight that up (the Premier League title)! 22 years, they was laughing &#038; joking, they\u2019re not laughing anymore. It\u2019s going to be shining bright!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Pep Guardiola remains humble in defeat<\/h2>\n<p>Man City boss Pep Guardiola, who is set to leave at the end of this season, remained humble after Arsenal were crowned champions, insisting that they \u201cdeserve it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"598d587f82f0613dc60f89d2daf94a61\" image-id=\"brfcqC3LkNwg\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, I congratulate Mikel, the staff, the players, for this Premier League. They all deserve it,\u201d Guardiola said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Arsenal bottle their way to the Premier League title, so where\u2019s Stewie?! \u2013 a Mailbox special<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd at the end, it\u2019s a pity that we cannot bring the chance, the hope, until the last time, until the last, I would say, game against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut accept the reality and congratulate Arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson, meanwhile, has credited Arsenal for sticking with Mikel Arteta during the dark times to reach this stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMikel Arteta\u2019s been there a long period of time. The best gift you can give a good manager is time,\u201d Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Did Arsenal have a \u2018defining moment\u2019 in their Premier League title win?<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes you can give them hundreds of millions of pounds but you have to mould that money into a team, into a dressing room, a winning side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou give a good manager time? 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