Jose Mourinho: I wouldn't put up with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's winless run at Chelsea

ByDan Quarrell

Updated 01/08/2015 at 12:41 GMT

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has claimed he would not allow a winless run, such as the one Arsene Wenger has endured against the Chelsea boss, to continue.

Mourinho's Premier League champions take on FA Cup winners Arsenal in the Community Shield on Sunday and he could not resist an early barb towards his old adversary.

Wenger, who signed Chelsea's stalwart goalkeeper Petr Cech in the summer, believes his squad is now as strong as the 2003-04 Invincibles who went through the season undefeated to claim Arsenal's last Premier League title.

But Mourinho was keen to highlight the fact that the sooner Wenger ends a dismal record against his old rival's teams the better.

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Sunday's clash will be the 14th time Wenger and Mourinho have locked horns in opposing dugouts and Wenger is still waiting to get one over the Portuguese.

"I think I would ask myself: Why?" Mourinho, who could start with Radamel Falcao leading the line, said regarding Wenger's winless run against him.

"I would try to answer, not because of a mental block but because I want to find solutions to help my team do it - try to find a different way, try to find the reasons why it goes all the time against my team."

Arsene Wenger

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Wenger, who Mourinho famously dubbed 'a specialist in failure', responded by referring to what he sees as a media love-in with the Chelsea boss.

"I will leave you with your love story with him to continue without interference," Wenger said, before switching his attention to his team's prospects.

"We have always had talented teams, but most of the time they were very young," he said.

"We have the better balance between talent and experience now. And when you go into April you need that experience.

"The expectations are very high. You cannot win the Cup and finish third in the league and then say 'Look, next year we want to do nothing.'"

Arsenal will be without last year's player of the season Alexis Sanchez on Sunday, while Chelsea await fitness checks on striker Diego Costa and defender Gary Cahill.

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