If proof were needed that George Graham’s Arsenal were ready to launch another title bid, it arrived five games into the 1990/91 season at Highbury, when the Gunners faced Chelsea.

We had made a positive start to the campaign, with victories against Wimbledon and Luton Town, a goalless stalemate against Tottenham in the north London derby, and a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park.

However, always a hard taskmaster, Graham claimed that if his team wished to regain the title almost 18 months after they’d won it in such dramatic fashion at Anfield, they’d need to up the ante, and playing Chelsea, against whom we had gained just a single point the previous season, would give us a chance to shine in front of our own supporters.

“It was the day we started to really click,” recalled Swedish winger Anders Limpar, who’d arrived from Serie A club Cremonese in the close season, along with goalkeeper David Seaman and defender Andy Linighan.

Meanwhile, under the management of former Gunners coach Bobby Campbell, the Blues had assembled a good squad since their promotion back to the top-flight in 1989. Midfielders Andy Townsend and Dennis Wise were formidable talents, and...