They werelabelled ‘bottlers’. Season after season, they skirted tantalisingly close totriumph without ever quite making good on their promise. But as Declan Riceasserted after a potentially season-defining defeat to Manchester City: ‘It’snot done.’ Now Arsenalare Premier League champions after twenty-two long years – and this is theexclusive story of how Mikel Arteta finally transformed the Gunners intowinners. Withunparalleled insider access and exclusive interviews with some of the club’smost influential figures, 22 Years reveals the full story ofthe 2025–26 season. Written by the Daily Mail’s award-winning Arsenalcorrespondent Isaan Khan, the book reveals how Arteta got the club over theline after more than six long years full of toil and setbacks. Khancovered the club day-to-day over this tumultuous and historic season. Hewitnessed the club’s efforts both on and off the field, keeping a keen eye onthe pioneering manager at the centre of it all. For the very first time, helays bare the nuances of Arteta’s leadership, from discarding big egos early onin his reign and privately dealing with fan unrest to talks with co-chair JoshKroenke and the hidden moments with his players behind closed doors. Here is thedefinitive account of a tenure that returned Arsenal to the summit of worldfootball, from nearly-men to champions. Authoritative and packed withdetail from key sources, 22 Years takes readers inside the Emirates likenever before.
