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Mikel Arteta (44, Spain), who led Arsenal to the English Premier League (EPL) title for the first time in 22 years, received the EPL Manager of the Year award without any upset.
The EPL office announced on the 27th (Korea time) via its official channel that "Manager Arteta, who led Arsenal to the 2025-2026 EPL title, has won the Manager of the Year award for the first time."
The Manager of the Year winner was determined by combining fan votes and expert panel votes. Arteta was among six final candidates, including Michael Carrick (45, England), manager of Manchester United, and Pep Guardiola (55, Spain), manager of Manchester City.
An Arsenal manager receiving the EPL Manager of the Year honor comes 22 years after Arsène Wenger (77, France), who led the team to an unbeaten EPL title (26 wins, 12 draws) in the 2003-2004 season.
Manager Wenger also received the Manager of the Year honor not only in the 2003-2004 season but also after leading the team to titles in the 1997-1998 and 2001-2002 seasons.
As Lee Beon (수상), Manager Arteta has written history as the first manager to lead a team he previously played for to an EPL title and also receive the Manager of the Year award.
As a player, Arteta wore the Arsenal jersey for five seasons from the 2011-2012 season through the 2015-2016 season, experiencing two FA Cup titles and two FA Community Shield titles. After retiring from playing, he took charge of Arsenal in December 2019 and went on to lead the team to an EPL title as a manager.
Arteta, at 44 years and 54 days old, holds the third-youngest record for receiving the Manager of the Year award among all Choi Yeon-so (수상). The first and second places are both held by José Mourinho (63, Portugal). Manager Mourinho won the Manager of the Year award at 42 years and 94 days during the 2004-2005 season while leading Chelsea, and at 43 years and 93 days during the 2005-2006 season.
Under Manager Arteta, Arsenal had finished as runners-up in the EPL for three consecutive seasons from the 2022-2023 season. This season, they finished with 26 wins, 7 draws, and 5 losses (85 points), overtaking Manchester City (78 points) to finally end their long wait for a title.
Notably, Arsenal played 19 of their 38 matches this season as scoreless games and conceded only 27 goals, setting EPL all-time records in both categories. They also scored 71 goals, the second-highest in the league behind Manchester City (77 goals).
Arsenal has advanced not only to the EPL title but also to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final, where they will face Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the final on the 31st at 1 a.m. in Budapest, Hungary. If Arsenal reaches the UCL summit, it will be the first time in the club's history.
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