For the record, where did the teams who stayed unbeaten the longest finish in the table?
In the past 10 Premier League seasons, the club who have remained unbeaten longest from the beginning of the campaign have gone on to win the title on four occasions.
If you discount Arsenal's 2003-04 unbeaten season, both they and Liverpool are enjoying the longest unbeaten starts to a top-flight season of the past 10 years.
1997-98 — Arsenal 12 games; Final position — 1st
1998-99 — Aston Villa 12; Final position — 6th
1999-00 — Man United 9; Final position — 1st
2000-01 — Leicester 8; Final position — 13th
2001-02 — Leeds 11; Final position — 5th
2002-03 — Liverpool 12; Final position — 5th
2003-04 — Arsenal 38; Final position — 1st
2004-05 — Arsenal 9; Final position — 2nd
2005-06 — Chelsea 11; Final position — 1st
2006-07 — Aston Villa 9; Final position — 11th
2007-08 — Arsenal and Liverpool 14
