This season, Arsenal have Liverpool breathing down their necks, fighting for the Premier League title.The Gunners’ greatest victory versus the Reds came a little over 90 years ago during the 1934/35 campaign, before George Allison’s Arsenal eventually collected the First Division treble come the end of the season.At the time, Liverpool were far from the team they are now. In fact, during the 1933/34 campaign, they finished 18th in the English top flight, only four points off the drop to the Second Division.However, on 1 September 1934, at Highbury, the “Home of Football”, Liverpool were completely annihilated 8-1.Bowden and Drake Put Liverpool to the SwordAfter only 20 minutes, Ray Bowden, a crucial striker during the 1930s who grabbed 55 goals in 158 appearances, opened the scoring.Moments before the break, the Gunners’ top goalscorer in every season from 1935 until the outbreak of the Second World War, Ted Drake, snapped up the second in the 44th minute, just before the half-time whistle was blown.Within a minute of the start of the final 45, Bowden grabbed two cracking goals, completing his hat-trick to hand Arsenal a 4-0 lead, which was most crucial at the time.On the hour mark, future 1950s Arsenal manager Jack Crayston delivered our fifth goal of the game.Within six minutes, Drake, who would end up recording an unmatched 44 goals in a season for Arsenal, slammed in the team’s sixth goal in the 66th minute, with the Highbury crowd getting great value for their ticket money.Within two minutes, Cliff Bastin snatched his only goal of the game. The former England international was Arsenal’s all-time top goalscorer for almost 60 years before Ian Wright broke the 178-goal barrier in 1997 versus Bolton Wanderers at home.Highbury 1935. (L-R): Wilf Copping, Cliff Bastin, Eddie Hapgood, Ted Drake, George Male. (Photo by J.A Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)An Historic Highbury VictoryIn the final nine minutes of the domination, Drake claimed his hat-trick at last, before eventually setting the English top-flight record for the most goals scored in a single game in December 1935 (7), rediscovering his form at the time after finding a new method of hitting the back of the net following a successful spell with the reserves.The Merseysiders, who would end up finishing seventh that year, did manage to put one past Frank Moss in goal thanks to Alf Hanson, but they were second best to Arsenal all afternoon.It was one of their worst defeats of the season, apart from losing 8-0 to Huddersfield Town, who not long beforehand had become the first team in England to seal the First Division three times on the trot in 1926, thanks to Chapman, who laid the foundations for them too!Liverpool have had a mixed start to the Premier League season and currently sit fourth, six points behind Arsenal. However, a victory over the Gunners at Anfield on Sunday would reduce that gap to just three points, making this a crucial game for both sides.Liam HardingCould Arsenal ever repeat a victory like their famous 8-1 triumph over Liverpool, or would you simply settle for three points at Anfield this weekend? Join the conversation in the comments below._____________________________________________________________________________________________ADMIN COMMENTSo here are some simple rules which I must insist commenters follow….You agree not to give any personal abuse to other Arsenal fans. Everyone is allowed to hold their own opinions even if you disagree with them. It COSTS NOTHING TO BE POLITE TO OTHER ARSENAL FANS.CALLING ALL ARSENAL FANS! Anyone who would like to contribute an Article or Video opinion piece on JustArsenal, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us through this link…The post Arsenal 8-1 Liverpool: Remembering the Gunners’ Greatest Victory Over the Reds appeared first on Just Arsenal News.