5 teams that were more entertaining than the eventual League Champions

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#4 Arsenal '02/03 (Champions - Manchester United)

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The '02/03 season was incredibly intriguing as Arsenal faltered in the final games to hand United the league.

The '02/03 season would've remained an incredibly sore subject for the Gunners had they not been able to erase all disappointments from the season by going unbeaten the whole of next.

But a recap of the season will definitely lead you the same conclusion that sees the particular side from Arsenal find a place on the list.

Arsenal were dominant throughout the season and had found themselves on top of the league table for the majority of the campaign. Manchester United were a distant second in the league at best.

Arsenal got off to a flier, fresh from their conquest of the league from the previous campaign. They were undefeated in the first nine fixtures in the league. Manchester United meanwhile, couldn't have gotten off a worse start picking up just 8 of a possible 18 points in their opening 6.

The Gunners pretty much maintained their superiority right through the season until they over-compensated for their good start to the league, with a horrendous showing in the final 9 games of the season. Manchester United, on the other hand, found a vein of form and finished off the season with a solid final push.

The North London side managed to win just 4 out of the last 9, failing to put away the likes of Bolton Aston Villa and their fellow league contenders, while the final nail in the coffin came at home against Leeds United in week 36.

Despite scoring twice Arsenal managed to concede 3 goals - the final one in the penultimate minute of the game, to essentially hand the title to their bitter rivals United, who had gone unbeaten in the last 18 games in the Premier League.

Arsenal played some scintillating football scoring the most number of goals in the league and laying the foundation for the side to go unbeaten the following year. But it was United who managed to get over the line when it mattered the most, leaving the Gunners to lick their wounds.

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith