Gael Clichy wants Arsenal to win the Premier League trophy and he has lots of confidence about Arsenal. And most striking of all is the mounted piece of artwork that is hanging from the room in which Gaël Clichy is seated. "The Immaculate Season" it says. “It would be great for them,” says Clichy, “but this team at Arsenal was very special when we did it. I think it will take a lot for anyone else to achieve this and, remember, we still have a game to go at home against Manchester United. It will be more than a pleasure to break their record.”

Indeed, despite five league defeats this season, it is Arsenal who remain best placed to overhaul United. And Gael Clichy, who has described the yearning for silverware as an “obsession”, is adamant that this squad are now equipped to win Arsenal’s first Premier League title since those “Invincibles”.