He formed a no-nonsense centre-back pairing with Kolo Toure for the “Invincibles season, and went on to make 211 appearances for the Gunners. Cup double, and went on to make 118 appearances for the Gunners before joining Barcelona in 2000 for £7million. I kept looking at the bench to see if I was ready to come on, it was exciting. he Invicibles defenceLaurenOne of the unsung heroes for Arsenal, and worth remembering he was first-choice right-back during the “Invincibles campaign, Lauren brought a new attacking dimension to the defensive flanks. Goals from Andrew Cole and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer put the away side in cruise control before Dennis Bergkamp netted a consolation. He struggled with injuries in his first few years at Arsenal, after being heralded as the “new Dennis Bergkamp“. 8 into what would become the longest undefeated streak in English football history. is held back as he tries to confront Peter Schmeichel at final whistleHowever, he carried on regardless and came down with a two-footed stamp on the great Dane. Sadly, it seems Wengers problems remain who to pair with the classy Frenchman. own Ray Parlour in the box in stoppage time — only to see his spot-kick saved by Schmeichel.