You have quoted Monty, I see.
"One of the top 5-10 teams in the world". We have not been even one of the top eight teams in Europe for many years.
Still by far the greatest team the world has ever seen, of course. But then anything is possible in song. A famous footballer or rocksinger. Or a big film star.
... and he cited Bertie Mee saying that a title winning side might only have about
seven games where they play their very best and crush opponents.
There's another one out now btw. I wish he could be in the studio when Merson is shouting "Arsenal have no plan B! They only ever play one way!"