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The record that puts Wenger in Jose's shadow: As Arsenal and Chelsea go head-to-head in Monday's title tussle, can he finally beat the man who once ca

EPL: It's the third-placed team in the Barclays Premier League against the club in fourth, but there is another intriguing strain to this one: Arsene Wenger's Arsenal have never beaten a team managed by Jose Mourinho in nine previous meetings. The Portuguese has tasted victory on five occasions, with Chelsea drawing four times against Arsenal under his management.

'It's not me against Wenger,' protested Mourinho on Friday, saying it is 'my Chelsea against his Arsenal'. But the history between this two great managers would suggest otherwise. There appears to be something approaching mutual respect between the pair nowadays, but that was not always the way. Here, Sportsmail looks back at 10 flash points between Wenger and Mourinho as the Arsenal boss bids to make it 10th time lucky on Monday night.

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