THE BREAKDOWN: Why it's so hard to even shoot against Arsenal (let alone score) - the tactical secrets of the Gunners' success, why they're even better this season... and the one way they CAN be caught out

As the old Sir Alex Ferguson saying goes: ‘Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.'

He was wrong, of course, but don’t tell Mikel Arteta that. Less than half of the Premier League titles in the last 30 years have been won by the side with the most miserly backline, but nearly three-quarters by the team that’s banged in the most goals.

And if Fergie were correct, Arsenal would have clinched the title in each of the last two seasons and be on course for a hat-trick - instead of desperately trying to win their first in more than two decades.