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‘Arsenal’s Invincibles are Premier League’s best’ – Keown overlooks Man City’s treble winners

The former Gunners defenders considers Manchester United’s class of 1999 to be the only team that gets close to an iconic one of the Arsene Wenger era

Manchester City may have secured an historic domestic treble in 2018-19 but Arsenal’s Invincibles of 2003-04 remain the best side of the Premier League era, says Martin Keown.

An iconic side from Arsene Wenger’s 22-year reign in north London went an entire top-flight season unbeaten.

Nobody before or since can claim to have matched that achievement, despite many collecting bigger point tallies.

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City are considered to have taken the game in England to new heights, with Pep Guardiola’s star-studded outfit registering a century of points while establishing a fearsome reputation.