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“If there aren’t [any] severe injuries, he’s got a great chance to compete with teams like Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City”.

Arsenal youngster Hector Bellerin has expressed his delight at having ended pre-season on an optimistic note by beating Chelsea to lift the Community Shield on Sunday. It was Wenger’s first win over Mourinho in 14 attempts, per Mirror Online’s John Cross.

The evidence of pre-season, however, has been that Chelsea s attacking options appear under-powered compared to their main rivals and while Mourinho has not ruled out the possibility of Costa facing Swansea when the champions return to action at Stamford Bridge, the chances...

While both men were keen to play down the importance of Mourinho’s run of 13 unbeaten games against Arsenal, Wenger conceded that the media’s focus on the statistic may have created “a bit of a psychological hurdle…in the heads of my players”.

The goal arrived midway through the first half and to put into context Mourinho’s supremacy over Wenger in recent years, it was the first time Arsenal had scored against these opponents in 506 minutes of play. Still, after 13 failed attempts to defeat Mourinho, the result...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he believed his players “were the best team” in their 1-0 Community Shield defeat to Arsenal at Wembley.

As for Arsenal, supporters will have to remember the era of Ted Drake to locate the last time they completed the Community Shield and title double – 80 years ago.

The Colombian – signed on loan from Monaco – was brought in by Jose Mourinho following the departure of Didier Drogba this summer and will compete with Diego Costa and Loic Remy for a place up front this season.

According to the new rules, the player deemed guilty of feigning injury to get an opponent dismissed can only be punished if the red card is rescinded by an independent panel.

Fans voted her skilful, winning volley against Chelsea in last year’s Women’s Super League worthy of the prestigious “Goal of the season” award.

I think we have to get over the fact he’s left now. It is the two teams who play against each other.’.

The England forward says Arsene Wenger’s side are also looking to be competitive in the Champions League after disappointing last season. “We have a great team, so we are just excited about what this season can bring for us”.

This is the news all Arsenal fans have been waiting for.

The former Real Madrid boss then went on to fire a message to the club’s title rivals, insisting City are sure that they will be able to win back the Premier League title this season.

Alexis Sanchez looked to be in good shape as the Chile worldwide continued his pre-season preparations with his Arsenal team-mates in training on Thursday.