>It is an historic achievement for the Gunners, coming 22 years after their last Premier League title success in 2003/04 when Arsene Wenger’s “Invincibles” went the entire campaign unbeaten.
>Arteta is the first Arsenal boss to win the Manager of the Season award since Wenger, who achieved it in each of his three title-winning campaigns (1997/98, 2001/02 and 2003/04).
>The Gunners’ success has been built upon solid foundations. They have kept clean sheets in 19 of their 38 matches and conceded only 27 goals — both were league-leading totals for the season.
>Meanwhile, at the other end of the pitch, they have scored the second-highest tally of goals, 71, bettered only by Man City’s 77.
>Arteta is the first manager to win the Premier League with a club that he also played for in the competition, after representing them as a player from 2011 until 2016.
>
ElvishMystical on
Oh well. Regis Le Bris got robbed.
blockbusteraccount on
Inevitable 🙄
RealisticRecover2123 on
Legend!
SomethingFunnyObv on
Well earned
funky_pill on
Should’ve been either Le Bris, Andrews or Iraola. Any other decision is a bit of a joke to be honest
daprancinzebra on
obviously happy for him, but it’s hard for me to go either way on this. a nod to Arteta getting it over the line surely, but also Arsenal didn’t wildly over perform what was expected like Sunderland, Bournemouth, etc.
Qelesis on
Well deserved
Beating the greatest manager OAT to a league title with a dysfunctional attack when everyone predicted us to be in a top 4 fight this season deserves some recognition
edit: forgot to mention the injury crisis we went through too
fabioonreddit on
Hilarious seeing people acting like he doesn’t deserve it. Le Bris or Iraola did as well but it’s obviously not a mental decision to give it Arteta ffs
limremon on
Not to take anything away from winning the title, but surely winning with a squad that came second last year is less of a feat than qualifying for Europa League with the team that won the playoffs last summer.
I also thought Nuno should have gotten it last year over Arne Slot, fwiw.
Vixson18 on
imo, as much as Arteta has done. Regis Le Bris getting a promoted side into the Europa League, for me, is the clear standout performance. Everyone tipped them to be fighting for relegation, not for Europe.
MarcusAurelius1815 on
Manager of the season by playing haram ball
ComplexOccam on
What a joke…
MacheteBrizz on
Runner up Manager finally wins this time.
Sunderland have surpassed all expectations this season.
Joke of a decision.
WGSMA on
Nice, but this award never goes to the midfield overachievers
Should have gone to Le Bris is we are being honest
SEAtoPAR on
Le Bris and it isn’t even close
ThisReditter on
I can see why Arteta would win it because it’s a title in 22 years. He crossed that finish line even thought it’s mostly expected. It’s a chance between City, Arsenal and Liverpool anyway for this title, so nothing out of ordinary
But if it’s Guardiola, I can certainly see someone else getting the nod because it has become an expectation and anything less is underachieving.
Kenczo on
People care too much about individual awards fr, Arteta and Bruno winning doesn’t belittle achievements of others
liviothan on
Rename it to award for the manager that wins the league
TheRealDicta on
He just isn’t…
Lumes43 on
In the past has it always been the manager that wins the prem that gets this? If not, why is Arteta getting it when other managers have done more with less?
sherriffflood on
I can totally imagine Arteta doing what the others in the running have done, but I can’t see any of them winning the league with that Arsenal team
tylerthe-theatre on
Deserved
MazzyBuko on
Tbf on Le Bris I think he was only an outside choice until Sunday. I don’t think there was enough time to swing it.
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This outcome was inevitable, however, its so wrong. Regis Le Bris is 1000% deserving of this award
Does the league winner ever not win manager of the year?
It’s clearly Le Bris
>Mikel Arteta has been named the Barclays Manager of the Season for the first time after leading [Arsenal](https://www.premierleague.com/en/clubs/3/arsenal/overview) to the Premier League title in 2025/26.
>It is an historic achievement for the Gunners, coming 22 years after their last Premier League title success in 2003/04 when Arsene Wenger’s “Invincibles” went the entire campaign unbeaten.
>Arteta is the first Arsenal boss to win the Manager of the Season award since Wenger, who achieved it in each of his three title-winning campaigns (1997/98, 2001/02 and 2003/04).
>After presiding over three consecutive second-place finishes, Arteta and his squad finally went one better this time around, beating [Manchester City](https://www.premierleague.com/en/clubs/43/manchester-city/overview) to the title in the penultimate Matchweek.
>The Gunners’ success has been built upon solid foundations. They have kept clean sheets in 19 of their 38 matches and conceded only 27 goals — both were league-leading totals for the season.
>Meanwhile, at the other end of the pitch, they have scored the second-highest tally of goals, 71, bettered only by Man City’s 77.
>Arteta is the first manager to win the Premier League with a club that he also played for in the competition, after representing them as a player from 2011 until 2016.
>
Oh well. Regis Le Bris got robbed.
Inevitable 🙄
Legend!
Well earned
Should’ve been either Le Bris, Andrews or Iraola. Any other decision is a bit of a joke to be honest
obviously happy for him, but it’s hard for me to go either way on this. a nod to Arteta getting it over the line surely, but also Arsenal didn’t wildly over perform what was expected like Sunderland, Bournemouth, etc.
Well deserved
Beating the greatest manager OAT to a league title with a dysfunctional attack when everyone predicted us to be in a top 4 fight this season deserves some recognition
edit: forgot to mention the injury crisis we went through too
Hilarious seeing people acting like he doesn’t deserve it. Le Bris or Iraola did as well but it’s obviously not a mental decision to give it Arteta ffs
Not to take anything away from winning the title, but surely winning with a squad that came second last year is less of a feat than qualifying for Europa League with the team that won the playoffs last summer.
I also thought Nuno should have gotten it last year over Arne Slot, fwiw.
imo, as much as Arteta has done. Regis Le Bris getting a promoted side into the Europa League, for me, is the clear standout performance. Everyone tipped them to be fighting for relegation, not for Europe.
Manager of the season by playing haram ball
What a joke…
Runner up Manager finally wins this time.
Sunderland have surpassed all expectations this season.
Joke of a decision.
Nice, but this award never goes to the midfield overachievers
Should have gone to Le Bris is we are being honest
Le Bris and it isn’t even close
I can see why Arteta would win it because it’s a title in 22 years. He crossed that finish line even thought it’s mostly expected. It’s a chance between City, Arsenal and Liverpool anyway for this title, so nothing out of ordinary
But if it’s Guardiola, I can certainly see someone else getting the nod because it has become an expectation and anything less is underachieving.
People care too much about individual awards fr, Arteta and Bruno winning doesn’t belittle achievements of others
Rename it to award for the manager that wins the league
He just isn’t…
In the past has it always been the manager that wins the prem that gets this? If not, why is Arteta getting it when other managers have done more with less?
I can totally imagine Arteta doing what the others in the running have done, but I can’t see any of them winning the league with that Arsenal team
Deserved
Tbf on Le Bris I think he was only an outside choice until Sunday. I don’t think there was enough time to swing it.