Malaysia v Arsenal...

We've beaten Arsenal before, during the heydays of Mokhtar Dahari and Isa Bakar...but that was in the 1970s...in 1999, the pace and strength of Emmanuel Petit, Patrick Vieira, Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka were too much for Azmin Azram Aziz and Co to handle. The Gunners and Monsieur Wenger will again descend upon our shores on July 13. But I'm not too sure whether or not Cesc Fabregas will be among the entourage. For ticketing info, click here.

Watch this clip.



In 1975, Arsenal, with England internationals Brian Kidd, John Radford and Peter Storey, became the first visiting English team to lose to a full Malaysian side. Malaysia, coached by M. Chandran, had the late Mokhtar to thank for the two superb strikes that gunned down Bertie Mee's Arsenal 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium on May 11, 1975. Three minutes before the interval, Mokhtar chased Soh Chin Aun's lob, outsprinted bald defender Terry Mancini before sending a thunderous left-foot shot into goal. If you watch carefully, the second goal was a result of a three-man move - R. Arumugam's long goal kick was chested down by Isa Bakar and Mokhtar played a quick one two with the Penang forward for a well-taken goal. Rest in Peace, Aru, Mokhtar and Isa.