Arsenal legend Martin Keown has urged the Gunners to give their all in order to beat Chelsea on Saturday and keep Jose Mourinho quiet.
Mourinho and Wenger have developed a frosty relationship over the years and Keown fears the Chelsea boss will verbally have a go at his Arsenal counterpart once more if he emerges victorious on Saturday, like he did in February 2014 when he branded the Frenchman a “specialist in failure”.
Champions Chelsea sit fourth bottom in the Premier League after taking just four points from its opening five games, while Arsenal suffered a surprise 2-1 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb in midweek.
“Both teams’ confidence is brittle going into this,” Keown said.
“Mourinho’s team will start like a house on fire. Victory rescues their season.
“Arsenal don’t want Mourinho talking afterwards about how special he is again and how Arsenal have failed again.
“Wenger needs to create that urgency that their season hinges on this match."
Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 earlier this season to win the Community Shield and will hope for another win when the Gunners return to Stamford Bridge.
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