BACK PAGE: 2002

KANU fired two goals for Arsenal in a 3-1 home victory over Sunderland that kept them on course for a record. It meant the Gunners had gone 30 games since their last league defeat and smashed a record held by Manchester United. But now Arsene Wenger was looking to beat Nottingham Forest’s run of 42 undefeated games in the top flight. But that dream ended soon after when a late Wayne Rooney goal earned a 2-1 win for Everton.