Saka, Lewis-Skelly Mock 'Bottlers' Tag After Arsenal End 22-Year Title Wait

2 articles · Updated · Evening Standard · May 19

Bukayo Saka and Myles Lewis-Skelly used Instagram celebrations to reject Arsenal's long-running "bottlers" label after the club sealed the Premier League title.
Lewis-Skelly held a champagne bottle and joked, "They called us bottlers, and now we're holding the bottles," while Saka added that rivals "are not laughing anymore."
The jibes followed years of criticism after Arsenal finished runners-up in each of the previous three Premier League seasons and fell short in other competitions under Mikel Arteta.
Supporters gathered at the Emirates and players celebrated at London Colney, with Arsenal due to receive winners' medals and lift the trophy after Sunday's trip to Crystal Palace.
That title ends Arsenal's 22-year league drought and leaves Arteta's side chasing a rare double in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain six days later.

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