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They trail league leaders Manchester United by eight points.

This barely tells the story of a game that will leave Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger furious and frustrated in equal measure as he saw his players fall victim to the trademark and predictable wind-up tactics of Chelsea striker Diego Costa.

Two Arsenal players were sent off and managers Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho traded jibes as Chelsea ended their mini-slump with a 2-0 win in the latest instalment of the two clubs’ spiky rivalry on Saturday. “Costa should have been sent off. He hits him (Koscielny)...

Mertesacker was ill for the clash while Koscielny watched the 0-0 stalemate from the stands after picking up a back problem.