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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has made a prediction about Arsenal following their Champions League final loss.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/strong> have suffered a heartbreaking end to the 2025\/26 campaign by losing 4-3 on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain to lose in the Champions League final.<\/p>\n Eberechi Eze and Gabriel Magalhaes missed the target with their kicks as Arsenal were edged out on penalties after the two sides were level at 1-1 after extra-time.<\/p>\n Despite this, this season will still be remembered fondly by Arsenal supporters because they have ended their 22-year wait for the Premier League title.<\/p>\n And Ferdinand has encouraged Mikel Arteta<\/strong>\u2018s side to look at the \u201cbigger picture\u201d and has made a prediction for what is to come for them over the next couple of years.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got to reflect and look at this. Yes, there\u2019s disappointment and yes, it\u2019s hard to take on the night, to lose on penalties, it\u2019s difficult,\u201d he said on his Rio Ferdinand Presents YouTube channel.<\/p>\n READ: Mikel Arteta admission tells you Arsenal will only get more sh*thouse \u201cBut you know what? The bigger picture is you\u2019ve won the Premier League. What an achievement that is, 22 years and you\u2019ve got over that hurdle.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a new era now, this is a new team, they\u2019re going to write their own history in the club\u2019s history and I think this is a period of time now, the next three years at least, I think you\u2019re going to be fighting for the biggest honours on the planet.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, it\u2019s a tough one to take but go back to London and celebrate that Premier League with your fans.\u201d<\/p>\n Ferdinand has also acknowledged that he went through what Arsenal\u2019s players will experience this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cOne thing I would say, I played in two finals where we were beat by Barcelona, 2009 and 2011. We lost the two finals but we won the Premier League both times, and it was the two worst summers that I\u2019ve had probably in football in that sense,\u201d Ferdinand added.<\/p>\n READ MORE: 16 Conclusions from Arsenal losing the Champions League final: Arteta, Saka, Odegaard, Gabriel \u201cI know it\u2019s difficult and the players are going to feel it, but I really, really stress to the players: look at the bigger picture, it\u2019s a different type of team, a different era anyway.<\/p>\n \u201cBut you guys are onto something here and I really do think you guys have got something to build on here, so be happy\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cI know it\u2019s going to be difficult and you can be upset, but just think of the bigger picture, get a few beers down you and enjoy that parade.<\/p>\n \u201cWell done to Arsenal. You were unlucky tonight but bigger-picture thinking, well done for the season that they\u2019ve had.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Keown tells Arteta to replace two Arsenal stars after Champions League loss to PSG <\/div>\n
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