Since their promotion to the Premier League in 2008, almost no team has riled Arsenal and Arsene Wenger as much as Stoke City.

Stoke's alleged roughhouse tactics, Wenger's protests and the Ryan Shawcross tackle that broke Aaron Ramsey's leg in 2010 have created genuine needle between the two sides, which will likely be further evidenced when the two teams meet on Saturday.

Believe it or not though, the rivalry actually pre-dates the Premier League, and ahead of the two sides meeting at the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday, we begin our story back in the 1970s...

'Lucky' Arsenal twice deny Stoke FA Cup glory

In consecutive years at the start of the 1970s, Stoke City were left heartbroken by what they felt were unjust defeats against the Gunners.

First in March 1971 (six months after Stoke had beaten their more illustrious opponents 5-0 in the first division), Arsenal equalised in the dying moments of an FA Cup semi-final with a highly debatable penalty, before winning the replay.