Why Thierry Henry is the greatest Premier League player of all time
"Could this really be the beginning of the end of Arsenal 's Premier League dreams?" April 9, 2004. Sami Hyypia has just pounced on some surprisingly lax defending from Arsenal's backline to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead at Highbury Stadium. Disaster. Arsenal had gone into the clash with Gerard Houllier's Liverpool knowing they were just eight games away from Premier League immortality. Having gone 30 matches unbeaten throughout the course of the 2003/04 season so far, eight more without defeat would see them crowned modern English football's first-ever 'Invincibles', as well as Premier League champions for a third time under legendary manager Arsene Wenger. Looking through the calendar, out of all the remaining eight games, the one against Liverpool had looked like the most obvious potential banana skin for the Gunners. The Reds came into the game in fine form, having won four of their last five and having not conceded a goal since mid-March. That form w...