Every time Arsenal won their first four games

Arsenal have made an excellent begin to the 2022-23 season, profitable their first 4 Premier League video games for the primary time in virtually 20 years.

The Gunners have been infamously sluggish starters lately and sometimes want to answer early setbacks. They famously misplaced 8-2 to Manchester United in August 2011, however that’s not the one event they’ve been required to bounce again from a bump within the highway.

Final season, Mikel Arteta’s aspect have been sixteenth within the Premier League after 4 video games. They recovered and completed simply two factors behind Tottenham in the long run, however these early dropped factors in the end value them a top-four end.

So it’s a significant step ahead that Arsenal have maintained their 100% begin are actually 9 factors forward of the place they have been on the similar stage final time period.

New faces William Saliba, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus have began each sport to this point and the early proof is that they’ve taken Arsenal up one other stage.

“No, it’s the beginning of the season,” Arteta stated after the 2-1 win over Fulham when requested if his aspect have been in a title race. “It is a lengthy marathon. Be humble, and hungry.”

However what does the very good begin imply for Arsenal’s prospects this season? We’ve taken a have a look at the one different two instances they’ve received their opening 4 league matches within the Premier League period – and what occurred subsequent for these sides.

2003-04

The beginning of one thing nice.

A 3-2 dwelling loss to Leeds United within the run-in the season earlier than was immensely painful for Arsenal. They used that as motivation and a catalyst for guaranteeing they wouldn’t expertise the bitter style of defeat once more for fairly a while.

The 2003-04 season started in an inauspicious manner, with Sol Campbell despatched off after 25 minutes within the opener towards Everton. The remaining 10 males went on to grind out a 2-1 win, which was an early indicator of their profitable mentality that yr.

A 4-0 win at Middlesbrough adopted earlier than they recorded a 2-0 dwelling victory towards Aston Villa. The Gunners then got here from behind to beat Manchester Metropolis 2-1, making it 4 wins from 4 within the league in August 2003.

Arsene Wenger had been roundly mocked for feedback made in September 2002.

“It’s not unattainable to undergo the season unbeaten and I can’t see why it’s surprising to say that,” the Arsenal supervisor advised reporters.

“Each supervisor thinks that however they don’t say it as a result of they’re scared it will be ridiculous.”

It proved to not be ridiculous. Arsenal maintained the requirements they set initially of the 2003-04 season and simply saved going. And going. And going.

WWWWDDWWWDWWWDDWDWWDWWWWWWWWWDWDWDDDWW. Invincible.

📺The way it Occurred Match 3, 2003 August 27

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— Arsenal Historical past From Highbury To The Emirates (@4949Undefeted) March 4, 2022

2004-05

The Invincibles started their marketing campaign to retain their Premier League title in high quality fettle.

Wenger’s males kicked off the 2004-05 season with a formidable 4-1 victory at Everton adopted by a madcap 5-3 dwelling win towards Middlesbrough

Arsenal had a cushty 3-0 win towards Blackburn Rovers at Hghbury after which travelled to Carrow Street, the place they beat Norwich Metropolis 4-1.

Veteran Gunners legend Dennis Bergkamp scored three in these 4 video games, whereas a teenager by the identify of Cesc Fabregas was exhibiting the longer term was vivid by notching within the Blackburn win alongside Thierry Henry and Jose Antonio Reyes.

The free-scoring aspect prolonged that profitable run to 5 after beating Fulham and so they took 25 factors from the primary 27 accessible. At that time, they regarded properly on their approach to retaining the title.

Then got here a visit to Outdated Trafford and one of the crucial ill-tempered and controversial defeats in Premier League historical past. Manchester United received 2-0, ending the Invincibles’ unforgettable 49-match unbeaten streak.

Dropping in Manchester precipitated a significant wobble. Arsenal received simply two of their subsequent seven, and by that time Jose Mourinho’s imperious Chelsea have been within the driving seat. The Blues by no means let up, profitable the title with a then-record 95 factors and still-unbeaten and scarcely plausible defensive report of simply 15 objectives conceded.

Wenger’s Gunners completed runners up, 12 factors behind. They did win the FA Cup, although.