It was a fire that Arsene Wenger would surely be well advised not to stoke but, perhaps buoyed by having just reached a seventh FA Cup final, he could not resist a small sprinkling of petrol. Informed that Chelsea had just beaten Manchester United to effectively clinch the Premier League title, Wenger claimed not to know the result. When informed of the outcome, there was a flicker of a smile. “1-0? The usual,” he said. The implication seemed obvious enough. Jose Mourinho’s teams are effective but predictable. A bit of a bore even. Mourinho rarely allows any perceived slight to pass without forceful rebuttal and, ahead of the 13th meeting between two truly bitter...
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