Spanish pro manager, Mikel Arteta, has been named in Arsenal’s all-time managerial greats after leading the Gunners to the Premier League 2025/26 title.
Arsenal were declared Champions of the Premier League 2025/26 after Manchester City failed to cart maximum points in the top flight encounter against AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday night.
The game between Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth finished 1-1 on Tuesday 19 May, 2026 at Vitality Stadium; with goals from Junior Kroupi for the Cherries and Erling Haaland for the Cityzens.
Former Captain of Arsenal, Arteta has gone ahead to become the first former Skipper of the Club to lead the Club to a top flight championship as a manager.
The Spaniard put to an end Arsenal’s twenty-two (22)-year wait for the Premier League title.
According to arsenal.com, former Gunners manager, Arsenal Wenger, remains the most successful coach after guiding the Gunners to three (3) Premier League titles
Since taking over in 2019, Arteta has helped in revamping Arsenal to a huge force in the English top tier football. In the past three (3) seasons, the Spanish coach brought the Gunners electrifyingly close to the Premier League title, eventually ending up in runner-up finishes
Arsenal managers and titles won
| Managers | Titles Won | Season(s) |
| Herbert Chapman | 2 | 1930/31, 1932/33 |
| Joe Shaw | 1 | 1933/34 |
| George Allison | 2 | 1934/35, 1937/38 |
| Tom Whittaker | 2 | 1947/48, 1952/53 |
| Bertie Mee | 1 | 1970/71 |
| George Graham | 2 | 1988/89, 1990/91 |
| Arsene Wenger | 3 | 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04 |
| Mikel Arteta | 1 | 2025/26 |
Arteta, at the age of forty-four (44) and fifty-four (54) days has emerged the youngest Gunners boss to win the League Championship, slightly overtaking manager George Graham, who was 124 days older when he guided Arsenal to the silverware in the 1988/89 season.
Youngest manager to win the Premier League title
| Manager | Age | Season |
| Jose Mourinho | 42 years, 93 days | 2004/05 |
| Mikel Arteta | 44 years, 54 days | 2025/26 |
| Kenny Dalglish | 44 years, 71 days | 1994/95 |
| Arne Slot | 46 years, 222 days | 2024/25 |
| Pep Guardiola | 47 years, 87 days | 2017/18 |
| Roberto Mancini | 47 years, 168 days | 2011/12 |
Arteta’s next focus
Mikel Arteta will definitely shift his focus to the Uefa Champions League 2025/26 final against French Ligue 1 side and defending champions, Paris Saint-Germaine (PSG).
In the semi finals, the Gunners dumped out Atletico Madrid to reach the final, while, the Les Parisiens knocked out German side, Bayern Munich, to scale through.
The Uefa Champions League final will take place on Saturday 30 May, 2026 at Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
After ending Arsenal’s very long wait for the Premier League title, Arteta will be looking to achieve a feat no Arsenal manager has ever been able to achieve in the Club’s 139-year history – becoming Kings of Europe.
Photo: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta | Getty Images
