They haven't had to deal with a slump in form yet. That's the real test of a team's charactor. It's probably Arsenal's biggest mental weakness - they could be on the greatest hot streak of form they've ever had, and one loss will see a big drop in confidence. Then they lose about 6 in a row.
if you had lost, you still would have been top, but surely you can admit that after winning and winning, drawing 1, then losing 1, and then drawing/losing another one IS a blip, even if it's not serious.
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Mendieta added a fourth for Middlesbrough. Man Utd players in immediate danger of shovel-armed Fergie, insurance payout.