In English football, "The Invincibles" is a nickname used to refer

to the Arsenal team of the 2003–04 season managed by Arsène

Wenger.[1] Arsenal earned the nickname by going undefeated in
the league (38 games) in a run that stretched to a record 49
games. Arsenal is still the only team to ever finish a 38 match
season undefeated as well as the record holders for the most
Premier League games in a row without defeat.

In May 2002, Arsenal beat Manchester United to regain

the Premier League and equal Preston's record of not losing an
away match all season. In assessing the team's achievement,
Tim Rich of The Independent wrote: "Invincibles, they called the
last team to go through a season unbeaten away from home, but
for me a invincible team it´s a team that doesn`t lose a game for
the whole season so the Arsenal side has to prove next season
that they are invincible .This aged well.
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger wanted his team to push on for
more honours and described the defeat of Manchester United as
a "shift of power" in English football.[9]

The team began the following season in good stead; a 4–1 win
against Leeds United in September 2002 meant Arsenal broke
the domestic record for scoring in consecutive games (47), and
away league games without defeat (22).[10] Such was their
effective start to the campaign, Wenger reiterated his belief that
Arsenal could remain the whole season undefeated:[nb 1]

In the 2003–04 season, Arsenal regained the Premier League

without a single defeat. Over the 38 games played, their league
record stood at 26 wins, 12 draws and 0 losses. The unbeaten
run came close to ending six matches into the campaign against
Manchester United, as striker Ruud van Nistelrooy missed a
penalty in injury time; the match then ended 0–0. At the turn of the
calendar year, Arsenal won nine league matches in a row to
consolidate first position; they secured their status as champions
with a draw against local rivals Tottenham Hotspur in April 2004.
Their form did not continue into the domestic cups; Arsenal exited
the semi-final stage of the Football League Cup and the FA Cup
to eventual winners Middlesbrough and Manchester United,
respectively. In Europe, Arsenal lost two of their opening
three UEFA Champions League group stage matches, 3–0 at
home to Internazionale and 2–1 away to Dynamo Kyiv, but
eventually finished top of the group.[20] Arsenal ultimately reached
the quarter-final stage of the Champions League, where they
were eliminated by London rivals Chelsea.[21]
Continuing into the next season, a special gold version of the
Premier League trophy was commissioned to commemorate
Arsenal winning the title without a single defeat.[22] In May 2018,
this gold trophy was presented to Arsene Wenger as a gift from
Arsenal Football Club at Wenger's final home game as manager
after 22 years.
.[23] In addition to their two wins at the end of the 2002–03 FA
Premier League, The run extended to eleven more matches for a
total of 49 league games undefeated, before coming to an end
with a controversial 2–0 defeat to Manchester United.[26] The
Guardian noted that Arsenal never suffered a goal in the last 20
minutes of a game during their unbeaten run.[27]