Limpar's legendary display against Chelsea in 1990

Anders LimparIf proof were needed that George Graham’s Arsenal were ready to launch another title bid, it arrived five games into the 1990/91 season at Highbury, when the Gunners faced Chelsea.

We had made a positive start to the campaign, with victories against Wimbledon and Luton Town, a goalless stalemate against Tottenham in the north London derby, and a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park.

However, always a hard taskmaster, Graham claimed that if his team wished to regain the title almost 18 months after they’d won it in such dramatic fashion at Anfield, they’d need to up the ante, and playing Chelsea, against whom we had gained just a single point the previous season, would give…