Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg reveals the ONE weakness he thinks Arsene Wenger's Invincibles had and the 2004 team-mate he admired the most as he admits Champions League regret

Arsenal fable Freddie Ljungberg has opened up connected nan 1 weakness he feels nan Invincibles had nether Arsene Wenger.

The Gunners created history successful nan 2003-04 play erstwhile they went a afloat convention run unbeaten, a feat that has not been matched earlier aliases since successful nan Premier League era. 

Ljungberg played a cardinal domiciled successful that side, but admits they weren't unstoppable, and has pointed retired a weakness that was exposed by Chelsea erstwhile Jose Mourinho took complete nan Blues successful 2004.

'One main weakness was if I sometimes came retired here, wide right, and group said "Oh, transverse nan ball, Freddie, you're free conscionable transverse it",' Ljungberg explained connected Monday Night Football. 'I deliberation it was Mourinho and Chelsea that started to do it, they didn't travel retired and press.

'So I could guidelines retired present pinch nan shot and nan afloat backmost didn't come. They'd conscionable guidelines pinch their 4 successful nan container and they were awesome headers, John Terry, Carvalho successful nan middle, and our strikers were not nan champion successful nan air.

'So they were conscionable "no, travel on, transverse nan ball". And that, successful my opinion, we couldn't really find a threat.'

Ljungberg alluded to really teams appeared to fig Arsenal retired aft a while, but they still had awesome occurrence during this period, winning 3 convention titles successful six years, pinch their Invincibles capping disconnected a aureate era.

Ljungberg puts this down to having a starting XI wherever each subordinate could declare to beryllium 1 of nan champion 3 successful nan world successful their position. He refused to sanction who nan champion subordinate was, but gave typical mention to Dennis Bergkamp, admitting he had awesome admiration for nan Dutchman ever putting nan squad earlier himself.

'I consciousness incorrect to opportunity Thierry is nan champion subordinate I played pinch because I was successful awe of each my team-mates. But successful position of method ability, if you put that retired there, I would opportunity personification for illustration Dennis Bergkamp, he did things I’d ne'er really seen,' Ljungberg said.

'He conscionable did to perfection what was needed. It was each truthful effective. You spot him successful training, he could do 15 stepovers, but he didn’t because everything was effective for nan team. 

'I deliberation that’s why a batch of america players we mention Dennis truthful often. The respect of him that he could person done truthful overmuch much for his ain ego but he played for nan team. And, by nan way, Thierry was perfectly amazing!'

Ljungberg was portion of 2 title-winning teams and lifted nan FA Cup 3 times, but nan Champions League eluded him.

Wenger's men made it to nan last successful 2006, but mislaid 2-1 to Barcelona aft goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent disconnected early on. Ljungberg stated he is still angry astir missing retired connected Europe's biggest prize.

'It’s my biggest regret successful my life. I really dislike that I haven’t won nan Champions League and I’m still angry astir it to this day,' he added. 

'I can’t explicate why because we had a awesome team. The only point is erstwhile we went to a Champions League last and we mislaid we had changed nan strategy and we went to 4-3-3 and we protected nan centre a spot much erstwhile we did that. And past we sewage nan sending disconnected of Jens aft 20 minutes. That’s nan only alteration for nan final. 

'But I tin show you it still eats astatine maine today, I consciousness very disappointed. But it’s our responsibility, it’s america players. We didn’t do bully enough. But erstwhile you looked astatine it you felt for illustration we should triumph this.'