Arsenal Is Aiming To Attain Its Most Impressive Streak Of Form Since The Invincibles Season
Arsenal Is Aiming To Attain Its Most Impressive Streak Of Form Since The Invincibles Season.
Arsenal will aim to match their strongest Premier League form in two decades when they visit Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. Under Mikel Arteta’s guidance, the team is currently enjoying an eight-game winning streak in the league, during which they have scored 33 goals while conceding just four.
This remarkable run commenced with their inaugural fixture of 2024 against Crystal Palace in mid-January, following two defeats in their final games of 2023.
Arsenal’s outstanding performance led them to the top of the Premier League table on goal difference heading into the international break, following a draw between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10th.
Arsenal aims to emulate the achievements of the Invincibles when they face Manchester City. Not since the historic ‘Invincibles’ season of 2003-04 have Arsenal secured nine consecutive league victories, but they have the chance to do so this weekend.
Throughout their history, Arsenal has managed to string together nine or more consecutive wins in the Premier League on only three occasions, all of which resulted in title-winning campaigns. The nine consecutive wins in 2003-04 were instrumental in Arsenal’s Invincible title success, while streaks of 10 wins in 1997-98 and 13 wins in 2001-02 also led to lifting the Premier League trophy.
The current Arsenal squad displays traits of championship material, hinting at the potential for more records to be broken this weekend.
Following a resounding 6-0 victory over Sheffield United, Arsenal achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first team in English league history to score five goals in three consecutive away games.
While replicating such an extraordinary scoring record might prove challenging in their upcoming fixture, maintaining defensive solidity will significantly contribute to their chances of success. Another clean sheet in this match would see Arsenal keep four consecutive away league clean sheets for the first time in 19 years.
Arsenal faces their most significant challenge of 2024 as they prepare to confront Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Their victory over Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in February stands as a notable achievement, but recent encounters with the reigning treble winners offer little encouragement. Arsenal has only managed one win in their previous 19 visits to Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta aims to overcome his personal disappointing record at the Etihad, having suffered defeat in all five of his visits to the club where he previously served as an assistant manager. Even before Arteta’s tenure, Arsenal’s form at the Etihad was lackluster, with Arsene Wenger experiencing defeat in his final two visits and Unai Emery losing his solitary encounter in 2019.
