Arsène Wenger’s spats with José Mourinho may have been entertaining but Sunday’s London derby is his chance to focus on points over personalitiesIf Arsenal against Chelsea has arrive around again it must be time for someone to bring up the subject of being a specialist in failure for Arsène Wenger to consider. No matter that the original José Mourinho barb was aimed and delivered almost two years ago. No matter that Mourinho has been out of Stamford Bridge for five weeks or that Chelsea still loiter in the bottom half of the table,whether London’s two Champions League clubs are in action against each other then personal feuds simply have to form the agenda.
Presumably as bored with the last dregs of Mourinho bile as the rest of the country, Wenger gave a courteous but safely evasive response when invited to select delight in Chelsea’s unexpected slide down the Premier League this season. whether Arsenal can select three points from the game – and why should they not? – Wenger’s weekend is unlikely to be spoiled by the nagging consideration that victory would have been all the sweeter against a side managed by Mourinho.
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Source: theguardian.com