On this Day – 20 September

20 September 1998: Ljungberg scored within seconds of coming on for his debut against Manchester United. “Fergie shell-shocked by awesome Gunners” wrote Henry Winter as Arsenal won 3-0 with other goals also from Anelka and Adams. It was Arsenal’s first win after four draws.

20 September 2002: Arsène Wenger pronounced that, “Arsenal can go unbeaten all season” to huge derision from the media. “It’s not impossible as Milan once did it but I can’t see why it’s so shocking to say it. Do you think Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea don’t dream that as well? They’re exactly the same. They just don’t say it because they’re scared to look ridiculous, but nobody is ridiculous in this job as we know anything can happen.” Not one journalist ever apologised for the derisory remarks they made after Wenger’s initial comment.

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