Mikel Arteta should be honoured with a statue outside the Emirates Stadium if he completes Arsenal's "best season" by winning the Champions League, according to one of the club's most decorated players, David Seaman.
Paris St Germain head coach Luis Enrique believes Arsenal fully deserve their Premier League title and is ready to face up to the 'best team in the world without the ball' when they meet in the Champions League final, Europe's biggest club match, at the end of the month.
The Gunners' 22-year wait for the English title ended on Tuesday night following Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
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The result sparked wild celebrations, among the players and staff at their training base, as well as thousands of supporters at the Emirates.
Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Jurrien Timber even completed a 5am lap of the stadium and posed for selfies with disbelieving supporters still revelling in Arsenal's first title since 2004.
Arsenal have secured the league and FA Cup double three times previously, while Arsene Wenger's 'Invincibles' took the title without losing a game -- but they are yet to win the Champions League.
Wenger is one of six men connected to the club to be immortalised with a bronze statue outside the ground. Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, former manager Herbert Chapman, and the club's president Ken Friar, are the others.
And when asked if Arteta could become the seventh if Arsenal see off Paris St Germain in the final on May 30, Seaman, who won nine major trophies across a 13-year career for the Gunners, said: "If that does happen, it is going to be the best season in the club's history, so why not?
"He thoroughly deserves it because of the way he took this club by the horns and led it in a new direction.
"I just feel this team can get better and better. The club has never won the Champions League before and that would be one hell of a double. It is a big 'if', but it would be epic.
Luis Enrique is all too aware of the threats Arsenal will bring, but remains confident his PSG squad can match them as they look to retain their Champions League crown.
"We have already played against this Arsenal side (in last season's semi-final), so we know what they are capable of.
"Without the ball, they are the best team in the world, and with it they can score a lot. It is a wonderful combination for them.
"It makes sense that we are facing them in the final. We can look forward to a truly great final."
