Arsenal have lost three of their last four matches

Top of the league and in charge of the title race only to fade away and be pipped at the post - Arsenal have been there before.

But nine points clear after 32 games played and still failing to win the league? No team in Premier League history has capitulated to that extent.

Could Mikel Arteta's side really be the first to throw it away from that position?

After back-to-back draws for nearest rivals Manchester City, along with a four-game winning streak for the Gunners, many were beginning to assume Arsenal's 22-year wait for the Premier League title was finally set to end.