The newspaper headlines in the lead-up to the Division One climax on May 26, 1989 have become almost as famous as the titanic title decider between Liverpool and Arsenal itself. The Gunners had failed to win either of their final two league matches at Highbury – in fact they lost to Derby County before drawing with Wimbledon – while defending champions Liverpool hammered West Ham United 5-1 in their penultimate game of the season. That left George Graham’s men sitting three points behind the leaders, needing to win by two clear goals to capture their first league title since 1971. To all intents and purposes, the Gunners were written off.  The Daily Mirror yelled “You...
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