José Mourinho considers Arsenal to be rivals in a three-way title race, but only if they retain the form demonstrated against West Ham United rather than that exposed in the recent defeat to Monaco in the Champions League. Chelsea, the league leaders, passed up a chance to move eight points clear of Manchester City, and nine of Arsène Wenger’s side, by drawing 1-1 with Southampton after Dusan Tadic’s disputed penalty cancelled out Diego Costa’s first goal in two months. Arsenal have won eight of their previous nine league games and host Chelsea on 26 April, with Mourinho stressing to his players the title race is far from over. Asked if he considered teams other than...
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