At the start of Arsenal’s 2002-03 season, Arsene Wenger told us he thought we had what it takes to go unbeaten over the entire campaign.
All was going to plan in the first nine games. But then we lost the 10th — 2-1 at Everton with a certain 16-year-old called Wayne Rooney scoring the last-minute winner — and then the 11th at Highbury with a 2-1 defeat by Blackburn. Even when you’re on the inside of a highly successful team, it is impossible to stop doubts from creeping into your mind when you lose one game, let alone two.