Arsenal and Ipswich meet tonight within the English prime flight for the primary time since April twenty first, 2002.
On the time, the Gunners have been on the march in the direction of the title, whereas the Tractor Boys have been destined for the drop.
Arsene Wenger’s facet ran out 2-0 winners, with Freddie Ljungberg the star of the present with each targets.
The Swede had been at Arsenal since 1998, and had come into his personal, however really exploded within the run-in of this season, scoring in 5 consecutive video games, in addition to within the FA Cup last win in opposition to Chelsea.
Ipswich have been unlucky to satisfy him proper in the midst of this run of kind, as he struck twice within the second half to take all three factors for his facet.
The targets have been typical of Ljungberg, an excellent finisher who relished the massive moments.
Freddie Ljungberg was a cheat code 🔥
An excellent brace en path to changing into 2001/02 Premier League champions 🏆
Arsenal have solely received the title as soon as since that season, famously going unbeaten in 2003/2004, and are at the moment trailing leaders Liverpool by 9 factors.
How they might do with an analogous end result tonight as in 2002, and for somebody to step up like Ljungberg, significantly with Bukayo Saka now out for the foreseeable.
📸 Phil Cole – 2002 Getty Pictures
