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Arteta: We've restored connection between Arsenal and our fans

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta feels they've restored the "connection" with the fans after ending the season with a 5-0 victory over Wolves.

Arsenal finished second on the Premier League table, five points behind champions Manchester City.

Arteta said, "It was one of my dreams, probably the biggest dream that I had, to connect again with the soul of this football club and our people. We have done that, there is no discussion about that. That makes me really proud and grateful to be part of that journey together. We want to deliver success, and the destination has to be trophy success and enjoyment for this club. But we have to enjoy the journey together.

"Especially you have to enjoy the company. I said that today because we have a special group of people in this club, an incredible group of players and amazing support. That has to be enjoyed. In the end winning can be about the margins but you cannot under estimate the rest because if we don't do that, we are going to regret it."

He also said, "We wanted to bring the club back to the Champions League, that was the main target. That was already a big demand, especially in the summer before we did certain things and before we managed to keep some of our players, and then the journey started by day we started to have a feeling the team is moving in the right direction, the spirit, the energy is good.

"You start to win a game two, three, and you start to generate some belief, obviously we didn't expect to finish where we are, the third best ever record in the history of the club in terms of points, most wins ever. It's a lot but it's still not enough to win it, we understand where the level is, and we really want to be the real deal, we don't have to be happy with what we have and we have to be next season, much, much better."

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