Freddie Ljungberg put the finishing touch to a brilliant move

When Lee Dixon played the ball up to Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Ljungberg were already setting off.

Consequently, when Henry turned Richard Rufus to buy himself the space to make the pass, Bergkamp and Ljungberg were in motion.

Bergkamp timed his run to perfection, bissecting Scott Parker and Jorge Costa who were left on their heels and appealing vainly for offside.

There was still plenty to do as Bergkamp was confronted by Charlton keeper Dean Kiely.

Kiely stood his ground well and forced Bergkamp to take the long and scenic route round the outside.

The Dutchman's momentum took him too far, and presented him with too tight an angle to get in a shot on goal.

This is where Arsenal's almost telepathic understanding again bore fruit.

Unselfish

Like Bergkamp, Ljungberg's run was no accident.

Constant coaching and encouragement on the training ground would have conditioned him to making such excursions into the penalty area for just such an eventuality.

No surprise, then, that Bergkamp had no need to attempt a risky shot, but suspected that an unselfish ball faced back across goal would find a team-mate.

Ljungberg was left with a simple tap-in, in itself no great strike to win an award.

But it was the assembly work put in before that which marks Arsenal out as a Ferrari among Premiership teams.