Ailing Arsenal could face the ignominy of relegation to the Championship, according to Alan Shearer, who insists that he "wouldn't be too sure" about the Gunners' survival prospects after their latest Premier League setback. Shearer should know, having taken Newcastle into the second tier during a short and ill-fated managerial reign at St James' Park in 2009. Here, we cast our mind back over five occasions when top-flight reputations were proven to count for nothing. Manchester United (1974)Denis Law returned to haunt his former club as United were sent crashing into Division Two just six years after winning the European Cup. Forest lost Des Walker and Teddy Sheringham at the start of the first Premier League season and struggled throughout.

Source: Irish Independent December 20, 2020 12:45 UTC