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Third shirt as worn in a transitional period for the Gunners, who witnessed the continued departure of the Invincibles with the loss of perennial Golden Boot contender Thierry Henry to Barcelona before the start of the campaign. Arsenal would respond to the loss surprisingly well, as Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor picked up the mantle with 30 goals in all competitions. So impressive was the Gunners' firepower that the north-London outfit led the league until February, but a horror injury to Eduardo precipitated a slide that would see the side eventually settle in third place. Arsenal's Champions League aspirations would once again grind to a halt at the knockout stage, this time to Liverpool in the quarter-finals