Arsenal 2025-26 Squad

The team

The 2025-26 Arsenal squad stands among the most celebrated teams England has sent onto the continental stage. Representing London, this was one of the defining sides of 2020s European football, the sort of team whose matches became must-watch occasions. That season is remembered as a standout chapter in the club's history, the kind of campaign supporters return to again and again. The side was built on a clear spine: David Raya behind a defence organised by William Saliba, with Declan Rice setting the tempo through the middle.

Further forward, Bukayo Saka and Viktor Gyökeres gave the team its cutting edge, turning long spells of control into goals on the biggest European nights. There was depth to match the star quality, with the likes of Martin Ødegaard and Gabriel Magalhães adding options across the pitch. Reassembled here, the lineup is a reminder of why this vintage still sets a standard that later teams chase. Set out in a 4-2-3-1, the XI captures the balance and ambition that made this Arsenal team a benchmark of 2020s football — the players, the shape and the identity that made the vintage so hard to forget.