at elland road, leeds united hosted arsenal on 28 september 2002. goals from kolo touré and henry and a brace from kanu ensured arsenal eclipsed nottingham forest's record of 22 away league games without defeat and scored in 47 consecutive league matches, breaking chesterfield town's achievement. wenger hailed the performance as "edging nearer to perfection", adding it evoked memories of the ajax team in the 1970s: "we are playing great, 'total football'. danger comes from everywhere." leeds manager terry venables agreed: "manchester united have been exceptional for 10 years – but i've not seen anything as good as that."