Welcome to the Arsenal Advent Calendar: The Invincibles edition. Every day in the build-up to Christmas, The Athletic will bring subscribers content to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Arsenal’s unbeaten season in 2003-04. It could be a short story, a long interview, or a segment of audio. It might be published early or late in the day. Whatever it is, there will be a little something, a reminder, or a new take on an event during that campaign. If you miss a day or want to gorge on it all at once, like the small chocolates in your own advent calendars, we won’t judge. Simply step this way to find all the pieces in one place. Enjoy!
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When Arsenal unveiled the new artwork for the exterior of the Emirates Stadium in January this year, it was no surprise to see Arsene Wenger’s unbeaten 2003-04 Premier League champions featured. In a piece titled Invincible, that season’s men’s team are pictured alongside Arsenal Women’s Champions League winners of 2006-07, hauling a golden trophy aloft.
In the foreground are Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry and Wenger himself. Arsenal’s key contributors are given pride of place. But there’s another outstanding footballer — an Arsenal academy…
