Mikel Arteta makes subtle change to Arsenal’s Colney training base after Premier League title triumph

MIKEL ARTETA has made a subtle tweak to the entrance of Arsenal’s training ground. The Gunners ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League crown by holding off the challenge of Manchester City last season. The Premier League trophy silhouette at Sobha Realty Training Centre is now illuminated Arsenal players walk past the trophy silhouette on arrival Credit: Getty And they will try to do it all over again – beginning their title defence at home to Coventry tonight. Arteta is tasked with cementing the champions’ mentality that Arsenal showed last campaign. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! Play Dream Team this season! £100,000 in prize money up for grabs in 2026/27 Free to enter Play in Mini Leagues against your mates £60,000 jackpot for the overall winner £1,000 prize for winning Gameweek 1 PLAY DREAM TEAM NOW! And a small change to the silhouette of a Prem trophy that players and staff walk past on arrival at London Colney could help his cause. The trophy has now been illuminated to celebrate their achievements last season. Arteta is notorious for taking care of the small details that extract the very best from his players. He will hope those touches make the difference as Arsenal bid to successfully defend a league title for the first time since 1934. Arteta said: “We have built something special – and it takes a long time to build it. “We need to make sure that we look after it daily. That is the most important thing. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Arsenal are bidding to successfully retain a league title for the first time in 91 years Credit: Getty “It’s like creating a beast, a monster inside you and saying, ‘I want to go through it again’. “We know what it is going to take. We know we’re capable of doing it.” He added: “You give me the choice, I want to be first, I want to be hunted. “And I want to be in control of our future, rather than having to depend on somebody else.” Comment now