Arsene Wenger revealed his pride at Arsenal's historic achievement of going an entire league season unbeaten and declared: "This is my biggest moment at the club."

Wenger may have secured three titles and two FA Cups during his eight years at Highbury, but it was leading the team to an undefeated 38-game Barclaycard Premiership campaign which he viewed as simply "unique".

Although Preston North End achieved the feat back in 1888-89 in a 22-game season, Patrick Vieira insisted the current Arsenal side would be "remembered forever now".

Wenger added: "My dream was always to play a whole season unbeaten and to achieve it is something really special.

"I don't think many other managers can say that in a top league. We were invincible this season in the league.

"I still have problems realising that we've done it. But now it's over, I'm very happy and proud of the players. I think they are also now starting to realise what they have done."

Wenger had set his team the goal of going unbeaten last season, only to be roundly condemned for what was seen as an outrageous claim.

"It was an aspiration rather than an expectation though. We weren't far away in 2002 as we were unbeaten away from home but lost three times at home," he said.

The Frenchman was nevertheless celebrating along with his team and also his seven-year-old daughter Lea on the Highbury pitch after the Premiership trophy was awarded this afternoon.

"I was cool but internally very happy. If I had started to jump around the pitch, you would have sent me to a hospital! I was close to doing it though - when I start, I can't stop!" he revealed.

"Lea wanted to be down there. I kept her out of the way for a while but there were a few kids who came onto the pitch. It is easy to win trophies at that age!"

Arsenal had just capped a memorable season by recovering from the shock of Paul Dickov giving Leicester the lead to clinch victory through Thierry Henry's penalty and Patrick Vieira's strike.

"It would have been hard to swallow to have lost today. The signs were there before half-time as we looked like we had heavy legs, lacked concentration and weren't sharp," he admitted.

"But it was the resolve of the dressing room that got us going at half-time. We said it was important not to panic and we refused to lose.

"When you're champions, you lose your edge because you feel relief. I think that's why it's never been done before as you ease off a bit but everyone still wants to beat you as you become a trophy for them.

"We could have lost our first game against Everton as we were down to 10 men after 20 minutes! So to be still unbeaten nine months later is almost beyond belief."

Vieira also saluted the achievement of the Arsenal team, describing their feat as "absolutely magnificent".

He said: "It was our intention to go a whole season unbeaten from the start and we've achieved that. This team will be remembered forever now."

Henry added: "It has still not finally gone in yet. It may take 20 years for people to realise what we have done.

"It does not matter if someone does it again because we will be the first to have done it [in the modern era]. That will go down in history.

"We must always remember that this season we were unbeatable".

Leicester boss Micky Adams could only take pride from the way that his relegated side had given Arsenal a first-half scare.

"We came here with a game plan and it worked for 46 minutes. Then they got the penalty and that really summed up the story of our season," he concluded.