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Match of the Week: Our 2003 mauling of Manchester City

Every week, we'll revisit a classic fixture from our past and give you the chance to watch it all over again. This week, we're going back to February 23, 2003, when we faced Manchester City.

Our final visit to Maine Road came in February 2003 as we looked to strengthen our grip at the top of the Premier League table.

Manchester City were looking to climb the table, but they found Arsène Wenger's side in devastating form as we produced a stunning first-half display to take the game away from our hosts

SETTING THE SCENE

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After losing to Manchester United 2-0 in December 2002, we were on a 10-game unbeaten run in the league, keeping us at the top of the Premier League table. But a 1-1 draw last time out at Newcastle United meant we were looking to bounce back before the international break.

Kevin Keegan's Manchester City were buoyed by a battling 1-1 draw in their derby at Old Trafford last time out. Despite that, it was just one win in their last four outings, and a potential European spot was slipping from their grasp.

THE LINE-UPS

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Following our draw at St James' Park, Wenger made two backline changes, with Stuart Taylor in for David Seaman and Gio van Bronckhorst replacing Ashley Cole.

It was just one change for Keegan after the derby draw, as Richard Dunne came in for the injured Sylvain Distin at centre-back.

Manchester City: Carlo Nash, Richard Dunne, Steve Howey, David Sommeil, Sun Jihai, Eyal Berkovic, Marc Vivien-Foe, Djamel Belmadi, Niclas Jensen, Robbie Fowler, Nicolas Anelka.

Substitutes: Nicky Weaver, Kevin Horlock, Ali Bernarbia, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Shaun Goater

Arsenal: Stuart Taylor, Lauren, Martin Keown, Sol Campbell, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Gilberto Silva, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, Sylvain Wiltord, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry.

Substitutes: Guillaume Warmuz, Pascal Cygan, Edu, Ray Parlour, Francis Jeffers

HOW THE TABLE LOOKED

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After six weeks at the top, Russian pop duo t.A.T.u's song All the Things She Said fell off top spot, replaced by Christina Aguilera's Beautiful.

The ballad spent two weeks at the top before being usurped by Gareth Gates.

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