The 2025-26 Premier League season will be remembered as the year Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for the title. Before GW30 delivers the final act, here is the mid-season retrospective. The decisive turning point: the six-game run in November-December when Arsenal beat City twice in different competitions, pulling away in the table while simultaneously advancing in Europe. That stretch confirmed this squad had what previous generations lacked: the ability to win the big games, not just accumulate points against mid-table opponents. The performance of the season: the away victory against a top-six rival in February — controlled, clinical, and tactically perfect. Arteta's masterclass. The player who made the difference: William Saliba. Not Saka, not Odegaard — Saliba's defensive certainty has been the foundation on which everything else has been built. You cannot win titles without a centre-back who almost never makes mistakes. The moment that defined the culture: the squad's collective response after the Carabao Cup final defeat. No collapse, no public recrimination, no drop in form. Just a quiet return to the training ground and seven more Premier League games. Bournemouth on Saturday. History within reach. 📅 Sat 11 Apr, 03:30 UTC | Emirates Stadium 🏆 GW30 | The Season That Changed Everything