Declan Rice has the coldest response to Arsenal’s first Premier League title win in 22 years

Declan Rice has shared the Arsenal squad's cold response to finally winning the 2026 Premier League title.

Without even stepping onto a football pitch, Arsenal were crowned Premier League champions on Tuesday night as Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth.

Following Arsenal's 1-0 win over Burnley on Monday, City needed to pick up all three points at the Vitality Stadium to stay in the title race.

However, a goal from Bournemouth's Eli Junior Kroupi proved to be decisive in the title race as it crowned Arsenal as the champions 22 years after their last Premier League title win.

Immediately after the result the club's official account shared a graphic celebrating the win, with footage of the player celebrating together at their London Colney training base released later.

And now, star player Rice has shared his first reaction to being a Premier League winner, and it shows exactly why many regard him as the club's most popular players.

Posting on Instagram, the England star shared a picture of him and some of his teammates, including Bukayo Saka, holding a cardboard cutout of the Premier League trophy.

He wrote: "I told you all.. it’s done."

Rice shared his celebratory post on social media. (Image: Instagram)

The cheeky post reference Rice's comments following the Gunners’ defeat by Manchester City back in April as he was seen saying “it’s not over” to Arsneal captain Martin Odegaard at full-time of the 2-1 loss.

Of course, the moment was mocked by rival fans on social media, but now just one month later Rice has had the last laugh.

Rice has been a key part of Arsenal's title success this season, playing in all but one of their league matches, scoring four goals, providing five assists and completing over 2,100 passes with a success rate close to 90% overall.

After Rice scored a brace in the 3-2 win over Bournemouth in January, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was asked if he thought the Englishman was one of the best midfielders in the world and he was sure of his answer.

“For me yes,” Arteta claimed. “Declan is constantly adding things to his game, he’s constantly adding things to his role in the team. I don’t see where he can stop.”

Arsenal will now have a few days to celebrate before being presented with the Premier League title during the trophy ceremony following their match against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

They will then have a week to prepare before facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final on May 30.