ARSENAL might not be the sole Invincible team in Premier League history any longer, following Manchester City’s unexpected guilty verdicts.
On Friday, City was found guilty of nearly all 115 charges from the Premier League related to financial regulation breaches, with only one charge dismissed.
This news has sent shockwaves through the football world, sparking speculation about the potential revocation of City’s titles.
If the Premier League takes this unprecedented action, it may result in several teams being awarded titles from various seasons.
This scenario includes Liverpool in the 2018-19 season, a campaign where they achieved an impressive 97 points.
Sadly, they finished just one point behind their rivals, City.
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Liverpool’s only defeat that season occurred against Pep Guardiola’s team.
They also drew in the reverse fixture against City.
If those results were annulled (hypothetically considered forfeit as wins for Liverpool), they would have finished the season with 102 points.
Such a feat would make them the team with the highest points total in Premier League history, surpassing City’s record from the 2017-18 season.
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Had they not lost to City, Liverpool would have also marked their place in history as an unbeaten team.
While some Arsenal supporters might rejoice at City’s predicament, others could be concerned about potential repercussions that might affect their Invincible status.
The Premier League issued charges against City for alleged rule breaches occurring from 2009 to 2018.
However, ambiguity remains about whether City’s successes after this timeframe would come under scrutiny if their titles were revoked.
Arsenal’s squad in 2003-04 is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest in Premier League history.
Under the management of Arsène Wenger, with top scorer Thierry Henry netting 39 goals in all competitions, the team clinched the title by an 11-point lead.
They concluded the season with 90 points, achieving 26 wins, 12 draws, and no losses.
What were Man City charged with?
MAN CITY have been found guilty of nearly all 115 charges brought against them.
The number of charges has risen to 130, categorized into six groups:
- Providing misleading financial data concerning sponsorship income, related parties, and operational expenses from 2009-10 to 2017-18. Total charges: 50
- Failure to disclose complete managerial compensation details from 2009-10 to 2012-13. Total charges: 8
- Not revealing comprehensive player salary details from 2010-11 to 2015-16. Total charges: 12
- Non-compliance with UEFA Licensing and Financial Fair Play rules from 2013-14 to 2017-18. Total charges: 5
- Violating Premier League Profitability and Sustainability regulations from 2015-16 to 2017-18. Total charges: 25
- Lack of cooperation with the Premier League inquiry from 2018-19 to 2022-23. Total charges: 30
- Total charges: 130
They scored 73 goals and conceded only 26.
Arsenal’s nearest competitors, Chelsea, concluded the season with only 79 points.
This week, Ray Parlour, a member of the Arsenal Invincibles, mentioned that the team was never overly focused on finishing the season unbeaten.
He stated to talkSport: “The media really escalated the idea of going Invincible with eight games to go, that’s when they recognized we hadn’t lost yet.
“The players were primarily concentrated on winning the league; completing the season unbeaten was merely a bonus – there were no special rewards for it.
“22 years later, and it’s still to be repeated. The amazing thing about the team I was part of was the exceptional players available for substitution. Players like [Nwankwo] Kanu and [Sylvain] Wiltord would come on and secure the goals we needed.
“Our toughest matches were the last four; we clinched the league at White Hart Lane with a 2-2 draw, and also faced Birmingham, Fulham, Portsmouth, and Leicester.
“On paper, we should have easily won those matches, yet the reality proved otherwise, and we encountered significant challenges.”
