Arsene Wenger v Jose Mourinho: Chelsea boss taunts rival ahead of Community Shield showdown

Jose Mourinho has delivered another stunning put-down to managerial rival Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal boss Wenger has not beaten Mourinho in 13 meetings and the pair go to war again in the Community Shield on Sunday.

But Mourinho rubbed salt in the wounds by insisting he would question himself if his record was that bad against another manager.

And then Mourinho claimed his worst run of results against another boss is against Tony Pulis - and it is just TWO straight defeats.

"I think I lost twice against Tony Pulis," said Mourinho. "I lost against Crystal Palace and against West Brom. One game each."

The fact that Wenger has a bitter rivalry with West Brom boss Pulis will only make the dig worse.

Mourinho then went on to admit he would look for deeper reasons as to why a sequence would go on for so long.

"I think I would ask myself why," said Mourinho. "I would to try to answer but not because of a mental block but because I would want to try to find solutions to help my team to do it.

"This yes, try to find different way, try to find the reasons why it goes all the time against my team, but just that.

"I don't think about what happened before, I just think about the game. So, for me, six, seven, eight or nine matches without losing makes no difference and I don't think affects this game.

"And the next one for me there is no relation between one game and what happened before."

Wenger's terrible record against Mourinho clearly has had an effect as Arsenal have struggled against Chelsea and must overcome them this season if they are to end their 11 year wait for the title.

Mourinho expects Arsenal to be one of his fiercest title rivals but he says it is nothing personal between him and Wenger.

"I just want my club to get the best possible result," said Mourinho.

"Doesn't matter Arsenal, doesn't matter the manager. I just want my teams, my clubs to try to get the best possible results. That's the only thing that matters.

"In football you can win or lose or draw. In this case you have to be ready for everything. I never made my victories over Arsenal an explosion of happiness or special pride. I will not make a drama if one day we lose.

"I always think Arsenal are title challengers. They have a very good squad, so in this second period in England, immediately when I arrived two years ago, I look at them as a very good squad, with very good players.

"So I think it's more of the same. They are a top squad. I think they are still the same. Which means strong. A very good team.

"But it's not a friendly. It's not the same to win in the Summer Cup in Canada or in Singapore or wherever, it's not the same as to win the Community Shield. But I don't think it has a relation to the rest of the season."

The rest of the football might disagree as Mourinho versus Wenger always captures the imagination, brings out the worst in both of them and Sunday might just give a clue as to who will finish on top this season.

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