What if: Arsene Wenger had joined Manchester United instead of Arsenal

#2 No invincibles

Premier League would have missed out on the story of the invincibles

The invincibles of 2003-04 stand a class apart as the best team the Premier League has ever seen. Sol Campbell and Kolo Toure at the heart of defence, Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva shielding them, Dennis Bergkamp playing behind Thierry Henry; Wenger managed a remarkable feat that was often marked impossible. Preston North end in 1888-89 remain the only other team to have accomplished the feat in the history of the English First Division.

Wenger at United would have gone on to forge formidable teams. He would perhaps have managed a better points tally than the Invincibles did. But to go an entire season unbeaten, there lie factors beyond your control that go your way for no apparent reason at all; such as Ruud van Nistelrooy missing a 90th-minute penalty in just the 6th match of the season. Such as a team of players signed over the span of a decade all having the best season of their Arsenal careers at once. Such as an injury to Slyvinho in 2000 that allowed Ashley Cole to take his place in the team and develop over the next 3 years.

As good a team as the Invincibles was, an unbeaten season involves all the stars aligning at just the right place at just the right time. Had Wenger gone to United instead of Arsenal, we would have missed out on one of the greatest Premier League stories of all time.