Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Sunday’s Community Shield

“I played there only one time when I was at Vaulx-En-Velin, but I have to help the team”.

Some quarters of the Chelsea fan base believe the Blues were too quick to rid themselves of Cech, and his league performances – as sporadic as they were – suggest they have a case.

However, Mourinho refused to be drawn on his head-to-head stats with Wenger and said: “I just want my teams, my clubs to try to get the best possible results”.

“I don’t think about what happened before, I just think about the game”.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho revealed on Friday that striker Diego Costa and centre-back Gary Cahill will be fit to face Arsenal in this weekend’s Community Shield.

Mourinho’s comments will add spice to the enduring feud between the two managers ahead of the Community Shield.

Mourinho expects Arsenal to be one of his fiercest title rivals but he says it is nothing personal between him and Wenger.

“You put those guys into this team now and we could win everything”.

The youngster may be influenced by the notion that he could be fighting for a Premier League starting spot on Sunday, but the fact remains that this is a game against Arsenal. We could use two strikers at times this season, we did against Barcelona. However, in Matic, the Blues have the flawless midfielder to ensure Arsenal’s creative fulcrum is unable to express himself close to goal.

Who do you think will come out on top between Arsenal and Chelsea on Sunday? For me I have been more impressed with what Arsenal have been doing in the preseason and getting the Gunners at a slight dog here I’m going to take them.

“It’s all about love”, Wenger said, when that was pointed out to him.

Mourinho and Wenger have clashed verbally on numerous occasions and the Frenchman even pushed his nemesis on the touchline last season.

The Arsenal boss said: “From his experience he will improve still”. One of my assistants, Boro Primorac, his son was a player in Rennes and he said they had a very good goalkeeper. Giroud gives the team a great physical presence and that is drastically different from what Walcott and Chamberlain offer, both of whom have a lot to prove and more speed than most of us know what to do with. He told me there was an exceptional keeper at Rennes.

“He has a good combination between quality, agility and size, and he has always looked built for English football”.

“I think his move is a bit like Van der Saar at that age, moving from Fulham to Manchester United and he still had five or six years with United”. So I don’t see why Petr should not have a few years with us.

“In goal, he makes the goal look smaller, and that’s the kind of charisma he has”.

“He’s very serious, trains well, so there’s no big problem”.