Mourinho aims swipe at Wenger over Arsenal reign

Spurs, who finished fifth last season, six points behind United, host Stoke in their next Premier League game on Saturday.

The Gunners have secured back-to-back FA Cups but not won the league since the invincible campaign of 2003/04.

Premier League champions Chelsea travel to Manchester City, last season’s runners-up, on Sunday with manager Jose Mourinho embroiled in a growing row over accusations he has sidelined team doctor Eva Carneiro.

“He has done a good job, he has a fantastic group of players”.

Mourinho was infuriated to see Carneiro and Fearn run onto the field to tend to Eden Hazard, telling the media their “impulsive and naive” decision showed they did not “understand the game”.

Manuel Pellegrini’s men will look to regain the league title they lost to Chelsea in 2014/15, and with the Blues seemingly embroiled in off-pitch turmoil, things could not have been rosier for the Sky Blues ahead of the Etihad Stadium’s first kick off of the season. We will play the way that we always do because we think that is the best way for us to win.

While Chelsea were held on the opening weekend, City comfortably beat West Bromwich Albion away 3-0.

They are looking to get back stronger than ever after the disappointment of last season, and the £49 million spent on Raheem Sterling in the summer is a clear indicator of their intent.

“I can not say it’s crucial, it’s decisive, or it’s very, very important”, said Mourinho.

It was Silva who earned the man-of-the-match award but Pellegrini also praised fellow midfielder Toure and suggested the Ivorian could rediscover the form of 2013/14 when he scored 20 Premier League goals to help fire City to the title.

“When you win the title once it is more hard to win it twice”.

Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, 34, has had the last year of his contract with Roma terminated, The Guardian reports.

“I’m trying to get there and be in top condition, but arriving for pre-season later having taken part in the Copa America with Argentina means I need some additional time”.

But Pellegrini said: “I said the first day I arrived here I have my differences with him but…” “In the games that we played against them they never attacked”.

“It is the same as Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham ― all the big teams”.

Pellegrini did not want to be drawn into commenting on that matter and claimed it would make little difference to players’ preparations for the game anyway.