Yahoo Sports reports that “On Saturday, we are going to be the champions of Europe,” Mikel Arteta proclaimed in a private exchange celebrating Arsenal’s Premier League win.
Why wouldn’t belief be running through the veins of the manager who ended the club’s 22-year wait for the title?
Even if they will be coming up against reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
The Premier League trophy has ensured Arteta’s place in the club’s pantheon of managerial greats, but winning their first-ever UEFA Champions League would set him apart.
Other Arsenal managers have won the league, but none other than Arsène Wenger has ever come close to touching the Holy Grail.
At the back of his mind, perhaps Arteta is thinking that there is a beautiful symmetry to Saturday’s opponents being PSG.