Can Arsenal stop Chelsea?
Arsene Wenger insists his woeful record against Jose Mourinho will have no bearing on Arsenal's top-of-the-table clash with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
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Wenger has failed to win in 12 games against Mourinho across the Portuguese coach's two spells at Stamford Bridge, drawing five and losing seven of their clashes.
But the Arsenal manager says the past shared between the two managers on the touchline in Sunday's 4pm kick-off will be irrelevant as the English Premier League's top two sides face off.
Arsenal will go into this match sitting top of the form table whilst the Blues are sitting top of the actual table and look odds-on to claim the Premier League championship for the fourth time, and earning their fifth league title.
Chelsea are ten points clear of Arsenal in second but Arsenal will be keen to get something out of the match with Manchester United breathing down their necks in third.
The last defeat suffered by Chelsea was on the January 1 in another derby match against Spurs in a 5-3 thriller. Spurs also provided Arsenal with their last defeat by 2-1 on February 7.
The last time the two teams met at the Emirates ended in a 0-0 draw despite Arsenal enjoying 61 per cent possession Chelsea had more shots on goal but that was back December 2013.
Wenger has, meanwhile, called on Arsenal supporters to give Cesc Fabregas the reception he deserves when he makes his return to the Emirates Stadium with Chelsea.
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The midfielder excelled at Arsenal but has not been back since he left for Barcelona in 2011.
The fact he moved to Chelsea on his summer return to English football has no doubt been a sore point, but Wenger said: 'I want every player to be respected, and Cesc Fabregas, when he comes to the Emirates on Sunday, should be respected like he deserves.'