Let's look at the other teams who previously set the record for the longest unbeaten run in English football. Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as permanent Manchester United manager, there has been constant talk of how the Norwegian would fall in the firing line due to his team failing to set the momentum.
And, with their record unbeaten run ending at Leicester City, Solskjaer's time at the club has started ticking.
United began their club-record run at Chelsea last season, with Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire finding the back of the net in a win at Stamford Bridge. Since then, the Red Devils have been without a defeat in days. Since then, Manchester United registered 19 wins on the road.
The time Premier League champions failed to register wins in their last two league outings - both away - prior to the trip to the King Power Stadium. Cristiano Ronaldo , who has three goals in five Premier League games since his return to Old Trafford, will hope to revitalize the club amidst their recent slump. Arsenal has been a club that has often found itself at the losing end of banter talks in the last decade, as they have failed to measure up to the success achieved by the "Invincibles" team in the season.
The Gunners began their record-breaking run with a draw at Aston Villa on 5th April , in a campaign that saw them finish runners-up to Sir Alex Ferguson 's Manchester United. His star fell since then and he bowed out on a low in leaving Arsenal in sixth place, but in his first decade in north London he was a brilliant combination of tactical nous and ruthlessness, assembling teams that played scintillating football and were not intimidated by anyone.
Thierry Henry can lay legitimate claim to being the greatest player of the Premier League era. He is not the only star in the conversation and some may argue that Alan Shearer and Ryan Giggs did it for longer, but only Cristiano Ronaldo has hit the heights of Arsenal's No. The Frenchman has been voted the Gunners' greatest ever, anyway, and netted a career-best 30 league goals during the unbeaten campaign. Quite simply, everything Henry did was fast; whether it be running, shooting or passing, it was as if he could do and see things twice as quickly as everyone else around him.
As was the case with about half of Arsenal's starting XI, Henry arrived at Arsenal with a much lesser profile than that which he left them with and had struggled on the left wing during a solitary season at Juventus.
His partnership with Bergkamp was the perfect blend of speed, skill and intelligence. With the Dutchman's tendency to drop into the hole and Henry's fondness of pulling out on to the left flank, they were brilliant at finding space and left opposition centre-backs wondering whether to follow them and be dragged around the pitch or leave them unattended.
Southampton, whose win against Tottenham Hotspur resulted in the departure of Spurs manager Glenn Hoddle in the same month, were in fourth place by Christmas when they beat newly promoted Portsmouth in the Premier League's first ever south-coast derby between the local rivals. Chelsea went top when Frank Lampard's goal sealed a win over United, but their title hopes were hit by a loss to Charlton, inspired by Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year Scott Parker, and his impressive form resulted in a January move to the Blues.
Charlton slipped down to seventh eventually, but a late-season highlight saw them beat Blackburn Rovers despite a stoppage-time goal from opposition goalkeeper Brad Friedel. The French forward scored 13 goals in the first half of the Premier League campaign for Fulham.
While United and Chelsea toiled, it was Arsenal who went back on top with a rout of Middlesbrough in January, the first of nine successive wins, and they stayed at the summit from thereon. A defining moment in the title race came in February, when the Gunners beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Still unbeaten, Wenger's side came from down to overcome Liverpool at Highbury. Thierry Henry, who surpassed Premier League goals during the campaign, stole the show with a hat-trick, which included a wonderful solo run to give the north Londoners a lead.
After games, their faultless run had come to an end but like true winners, it did not knock them off their stride. Akers retired from management that summer but Arsenal hardly slowed down, romping to another title the following season with another 20 wins from 22 games. It was a masterclass ending to a decade of dominance, one which saw numerous league titles head to north London and a number of records be set which may never be broken.
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