Struggling Chelsea To Face Arsenal Without Pedro And Willian

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Jose Mourinho pointed out to critics that he remains the Special One as Chelsea returned to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over the visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

After successive defeats to Crystal Palace and Everton either side of the worldwide break left Chelsea with four points from their opening five games, Mourinho knew that the pressure was on to win last night.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will recall defender Hector Bellerin and midfielder Aaron Ramsey to his starting XI after the pair were rested against Dinamo Zagreb.

The two men did not shake hands after Arsenal’s 1-0 victory against Chelsea in the Community Shield in August and Wenger did not want to reflect on whether they would shake hands this time around.

Wenger said: “We know our position at the end of the season will depend on how we do in the big games”. This by no means is the definitive top 3 list, but just incidents which sprung to my mind this morning.

“I stand up for my selection and take full responsibility for it – we can fix what happened”.

“And Eden is the best player in this country so it’s not because that performance or penalty or not scoring goals for three or four weeks that he is not the best. I don’t think now is the time to speak about it”. “All the rest honestly doesn’t concern me too much”, he said. “Champions of England.” Mourinho oozed confidence despite his side’s poor form and insisted his own mood was good. “Hopefully it is the start of a long run for us to put smiles back on our faces and get the confidence back“, reports Efe. The Blues will, however, be without summer signings Pedro Rodriguez and Willian, who have both picked up injuries over the course of the week.

“To win at home the first game is important”. If anyone, a Chelsea fan, has a different perspective of what football is and thought that Cech would open the goal and let Chelsea win, they understood in the [Community] Shield they are there to win, probably more than ever.

“You have to look to the situation like this; last season he played every minute”.