Arsenal are starting to build some momentum and come into the game in better shape than Chelsea, but it will nevertheless be a significant test of their mettle.
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Last season, Arsenal ended the 2-0 defeat to Mourinho’s side at Stamford Bridge with nine men after both Gabriel and Santi Cazorla were sent off. Before that period, we were always beating them, after they were always the stronger team for a few years.
Mourinho, the current Manchester United manager, is the subject of a new biography serialised in the Daily Mail, which details alleged conversations with a football journalist – including a mention of an angry exchange surrounding Wenger which reportedly ended with Mourinho saying: “I will find him one day outside a football pitch and I will break his face”. “But I think that Arsenal and, above all, Wenger are doing a good job”.
Having also been ruled out of this weekend’s clash with Chelsea, it remains to be seen when he is able to make his comeback, with The Sun reporting that Arsene Wenger is still unsure as to when he will return as he fears rushing him back which in turn could aggravate the problem.
It’s important to play a good game, especially after Liverpool.
“But we know that, tomorrow, we’ll face a team, a good team, a big rival”.
The Football Association says it is constantly reviewing disciplinary processes amid a report that it is considering appointing an external agency to handle all player and manager misconduct charges.
But former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas could start against his old club after a star showing in the EFL Cup against Leicester, when his two extra-time goals won the tie. “But the most important thing for Cesc is that, now, he’s a Chelsea player and playing very well for Chelsea”.
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“I’m seeing him very focused, very concentrated, during the training sessions. It can be the possibility that he can start in the lineup, but I have another day to make a decision”.
