AFC Rewind

⏮️ OTD in 2018: Arsene Wenger said goodbye to The Emirates for the final time as Arsenal manager, after the Gunners beat Burnley 5-0. ❤️🥺 🗣️ “I will miss you. Thank you all for having such an important part of my life, thank you all, well done, bye-bye.”

⏮️ OTD in 2019: Aaron Ramsey was reduced to tears as he said goodbye to Arsenal & The Emirates, after an 11-year stay in north London. ❤️🥺 🗣️ “I'm grateful for the opportunity to play for this great club. I came here a boy and I'm leaving a man.”

⏮️ OTD in 2004: Thierry Henry received an incredible reception from the Portsmouth fans, who sung his name, after Arsenal drew at Fratton Park. The Frenchman applauded each end of the ground while wearing Lomana LuaLua's matchworn shirt. 💙👏

⏮️ OTD in 2013: Theo Walcott scored within 20 seconds of kick-off, which turned out to be the winner and only goal in a victory over QPR. 🤯⏰ 🔴 Theo Walcott (1’)

⏮️ OTD in 2002: Arsenal defeat Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Millennium Stadium, before completing their third double in the club's history just four days later. ✅🏆 🔴 R. Parlour (70’) 🔴 F. Ljungberg (80’)

⏮️ OTD in 1994: Arsenal won the European Cup Winners’ Cup with a historic 1-0 victory over Parma in Copenhagen. ✅🏆 🔴 A. Smith (22’)

⏮️ OTD in 2024: Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-0 at The Emirates, to extend their winning streak to four games during the Premier League title run-in. ✅🍒 🔴 B. Saka [p] (45’) 🔴 L. Trossard (70’) 🔴 D. Rice (90+7’)

⏮️ OTD in 1998: Arsenal demolished Everton at Highbury (including THAT Tony Adams goal) to confirm Arsène Wenger's first Premier League title. 🤯🏆 🔴 S. Bilic [og] (6’) 🔴 M. Overmars (28’) 🔴 M. Overmars (57’) 🔴 T. Adams (89’)

⏮️ OTD in 2018: Arsenal are denied a spot in the Europa League final, after Diego Costa scored the only goal in the semi-final second-leg at the Metropolitano (2-1 agg.). ❌😫 🔴 D. Costa (45+2’)

⏮️ OTD in 2025: Declan Rice scored on his 100th appearance for The Arsenal, in a defeat to Bournemouth. ❤️🫡 🔴 D. Rice (34’) 🔵 D. Huijsen (67’) 🔵 Evanilson (75’)

⏮️ OTD in 2021: Arsenal secure a win for the first time in four games, as they beat Newcastle at St. James’ Park. ✅😤 🔴 M. Elneny (6’) 🔴 P-E. Aubameyang (66’) 🟥 F. Schar (90’)

⏮️ OTD in 2019: Arsenal beat Valencia 3-1 in the first-leg of the Europa League semi-final, coming from behind to take a lead to the second-leg in Spain. 😮‍💨🇪🇺 🔵 M. Diakhaby (11’) 🔴 A. Lacazette (18’) 🔴 A. Lacazette (25’) 🔴 P-E. Aubameyang (90’)

⏮️ OTD in 2023: Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-1, ending a four game winless run to momentarily return to the top of the Premier League table. 🔴 M. Ødegaard (18’) 🔴 M. Ødegaard (31’) 🔴 G. Jesus (34’) 🔵 N. Madueke (65’)

⏮️ OTD in 2022: Arsenal scored from two corners to beat London rivals, West Ham, boosting their chances of Champions League football. ⛳️ 🟡 R. Holding (38’) 🟣 J. Bowen (45’) 🟡 G. Magalhaes (54’)

⏮️ OTD in 2012: Arsenal officially announced that Lukas Podolski had signed for the club, after being unable to formalise a deal in the winter transfer window. ✍️🇩🇪

⏮️ OTD in 2018: Arsenal drew to Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final first-leg, despite having 28 shots on goal. The Gunners were eventually knocked out. ❌😫 🟥 Sime Vrsajlko (10’) 🔴 Alexandre Lacazette (61’) 🟡 Antoine Griezmann (82’)

⏮️ OTD in 2021: Thierry Henry became the first player to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. 👑

⏮️ OTD in 2004: Arsenal won the league, unbeaten, at White Hart Lane, after a 2-2 draw with fierce rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. ❤️🏆 🔴 Vieira (3’) 🔴 Pires (35’) ⚪️ Redknapp (62’) ⚪️ Keane (90+4’ [p])

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⏮️ OTD in 2017: Arsenal came from behind at Wembley to beat Manchester City & progress to the FA Cup final, after extra-time. 🏆👀 🔵 Sergio Aguero (62’) 🔴 Nacho Monreal (71’) 🔴 Alexis Sanchez (101’)