Mikel Arteta claims he could visualise his Arsenal side winning the Premier League back in March after coming close in previous seasons.
The Gunners had finished second in each of the last three campaigns, but they managed to win their first league title in 22 years this time around.
Their success was sealed on Tuesday, when Bournemouth held Manchester City to a draw, leaving a four-point gap between the top two sides heading into the final day.
Only Liverpool and Manchester United (20) have won more English top-flight titles than Arsenal (14), while no side has won it in more different decades than the Gunners (eight).
The Gunners had their fair share of nervy moments, especially after losing back-to-back league games against Bournemouth and City in April.
However, Arsenal managed to get over the line and will lift the trophy on Sunday after their fixture against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
"I imagined winning it many times," Arteta told actor Tom Hiddleston in an interview with Sky Sports. "Especially because we've been very close in a few seasons.
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"But this time, especially, there was something. I've done a lot of visualisation over the last few months.
"I could close my eyes and I could get to that picture immediately, and that was different to the other seasons.
"Not from the beginning of the season, it was more around March and April when I started that.
"I knew that was the moment that was going to define the season.
"And, okay, what are the things that you can learn from the past that we didn't have, or things I did that can be done in a different way to help the players to get over the line?"
The Gunners' season will not be over after their trip to Palace, as they face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final on May 30.
Arsenal could become the 25th different team to win the Champions League or European Cup, and the third first-time winner of the competition over the last four editions, after Manchester City in 2023 and PSG in 2025.