It took a lot for Sir Alex Ferguson to accept defeat during his trophy-laden stint in charge of Manchester United. Yet, even the Scot must have known early on during the 2003-04 Premier League campaign that Arsenal were going to take some stopping as far as winning the title was concerned. Indeed, when Ferguson took his United side to Highbury 11 years ago today, the unbeaten table-topping Gunners were 12 points better off than their visitors. Those circumstances meant that if the Red Devils were to have any realistic chance of retaining their title, they had to leave North London with all three points in tow. Thierry Henry had other ideas, though, when after a frantic first half, he fired...
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