Around half a million Arsenal fans are expected to watch their team’s open-bus top victory parade through north London this afternoon, as they celebrate their first Premier League win for 22 years.
Thousands of fans began arriving along the 5.6-mile parade route in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Mikel Arteta’s squad began their parade at 2pm with a huge police operation deployed amid reports that a million people will descend on the area.
It is a bittersweet celebration, with Arsenal defender Gabriel saying their Champions League penalty shoot-out defeat on Saturday night was “painful”.
But Arsenal will put their European heartbreak behind them when they embark on a parade through the streets of north London to celebrate their Premier League title success.
