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How the Community Shield provided Wenger with the perfect blueprint for toppling Mourinho

After ending his winless streak against his rival, the Arsenal boss must now replicate his plan at Stamford Bridge if he is to record a more significant victory, writes Greg Lea.

“We were the best team,” a defiant Jose Mourinho told BT Sport in his post-match interview following last month’s Community Shield, the season’s traditional curtain-raiser that saw his Chelsea side defeated 1-0 by Arsenal.

“We had more initiative, we controlled the game by having ball possession," he continued. "Arsenal defended with ten players, they put everybody in front of their own line and they had good organization.