Top Gunners pledge their loyalty
Arsenal's official scoreboard gave the record-breaking team that illustrious tag after they had completed an historic unbeaten league campaign against Leicester on Saturday.
Henry and Vieira later insisted the Gunners' key players were also now unattainable, even by the riches of the likes of Chelsea and Real Madrid, due to the incredible team spirit at the club.
Chelsea and Real may have both coveted Arsenal's key duo but the north London club would not be swayed by even world record price-tags and neither would the players themselves.
Indeed, Henry believes there are far too many hired mercenaries out there who swap clubs without ever showing any loyalty.
While he was not naming any names, the likes of Juan Sebastian Veron and Hernan Crespo would spring readily to many observers' minds.
"Players often go for two years here and then they leave and go for three years somewhere else and then they leave again," he declared.
"You see them kissing the badge all the time. Fair enough, if something bad happens to you and you have to leave. But that's just not the way I see things. I just couldn't walk away after people helped me so much at the start when I wasn't scoring. I'm not playing in a bad team either, so why should I leave?"
He added: "the main difference this season is that we've played as a team. When we can play football, we do. When we can't, we still try to win. I've grabbed the headlines so many times but what has happened to me would not have been possible without my team-mates."
Captain Vieira, meanwhile, declared: "everyone wants to stay together. There's not a single player who wants to leave this club.
"We all think the club is going in the right direction we have just won the title, we are moving to a new stadium and everything looks exciting for the future.
"The squad is strong enough now. We are already good enough to win the trophies. We were so close in the FA Cup and the Champions League this season. From the directors' box to the staff and the players, everyone loves the club. We all know what it is about to play for Arsenal.
"We may not have the same money as Manchester United or Chelsea, but on the pitch, we have the players who will fight for the club."
While Chelsea are set for another summer of major changes, including probably a new manager and the departure of Crespo and Veron among many others, United will also invest in their squad.
Arsenal, however, have already completed their main transfer business and, while one other player may still arrive, Jose Reyes and Robin van Persie have already been recruited.
It is that stability which has underpinned their second title success in three seasons and which gives them the belief that they can defend their trophy next year.
"Stability helps a lot as you can't build a team in one year," observed Vieira. "Any individual player can be terrific but you have to know each other as a team and live through everything together."
That followed the Old Trafford melee, the aftermath of which at least served to concentrate minds at Highbury on the task at hand.
"Winning the World Cup was something special but the spirit at this club has never been so good since I've been at the club," added Vieira.
"It's really special. Every player has given something of himself to achieve things. As a team, we have been fantastic. Arsene Wenger said we could achieve something special and we did. He still believes we can win the Champions League and maybe we are going to do that, too, in the next three years!"
More than 250,000 fans turned out to watch Arsenal's victory parade from Highbury to Islington Town Hall yesterday.
Manager Arsene Wenger pledged that the Gunners would be even stronger next season.
22 Nov 2003 v Birmingham (a): A new record unbeaten start to a Premiership season 13 games.
20 Mar 2004 v Bolton W (h): A new Premiership record forgoing unbeaten 31 games.
28 Mar v Man Utd (h): A new record unbeaten start to an English top flight season - 30 games
9 Apr v Liverpool (h): A new league record for going unbeaten during a single season - 31 games
4 May v Portsmouth (a): A new record for fewest defeats in a Premiership season - less than 3 games
9 May v Fulham (a): Equalled own record set 2001-02 of going unbeaten away for an entire season.
9 May v Fulham (a): Equalled own Premiership record of going unbeaten away from home for 23 matches.
15 May 2004 v Leicester: Became the first team since Preston NE in 1888-89 to go unbeaten for an entire top-flight season.
3rd game of 2004-05: Could beat Nottingham Forest's record of 42 league games unbeaten.
1st away game of 2004-05: Could set new record for going unbeaten away from home in Premiership - 24 games
10 Feb 2004 v Soton (h): Became the second-fastest player to 100 Premiership goals after Alan Shearer.
9 Apr 2004 v Liverpool (h): Broke Ian Wright's Arsenal record by scoring his 105th goal in the Premiership.
16 Apr 2004 v Leeds (h): The Frenchman's fourth goal against Leeds on the night brought up 150 goals for Arsenal - only the third player to reach that milestone.
15 May 2004 v Leicester City (h): Henry becomes only the fourth player to hit the 30 goal mark in a Premiership season.
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