22 Years : The Inside Story of Arsenal's Title-Winning Season

Seasonafter season, Arsenal skirted tantalisingly close to triumph without ever quitemaking good on their promise. Now they are Premier League champions after twenty-two long years. This is theexclusive story of how Mikel Arteta finally transformed the Gunners intowinners.

Theywere labelled ‘bottlers’. Season after season, they came tantalisingly close totriumph without ever making good on their promise. But as Declan Rice assertedafter a potentially season-defining defeat to Manchester City: ‘It’s not done.’Now Arsenal are Premier League champions after twenty-two long years – and thisis the exclusive story of how Mikel Arteta finally transformed the Gunners intowinners. Writtenby the Daily Mail’s award-winning Arsenal correspondent, Isaan Khan, thebook reveals how Arteta got the club over the line after more than six years oftoil and setbacks. Covering Arsenal day to day over the tumultuous and historic2025–26 season, Khan witnessed their efforts both on and off the field. Heoffers an unprecedented insight into Arteta’s leadership, from ruthlesslydiscarding big egos early in his reign and navigating fan unrest in private tocandid talks with co-chair Josh Kroenke and the hidden moments he shared withplayers behind closed doors. Drawing on conversations from inside the trainingground, Khan also explains what’s really behind Arsenal’s attacking play, includingthe team’s mastery of set-pieces and a back line drilled to obsessive detail. Hereis the definitive account of a tenure that returned Arsenal to the summit ofworld football, from nearly-men to champions. Authoritative, celebratory and packedwith detail from key sources, 22 Years takes readers inside the Emirateslike never before.