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EPL: No Blues block for Arsenal says Arsene Wenger

Updated on: 26 January,2016 08:43 AM IST  | 
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Wenger dismisses suggestions that Gunners have a mental barrier while facing Chelsea

EPL: No Blues block for Arsenal says Arsene Wenger

London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger dismissed suggestions that his side have a mental block regarding London rivals Chelsea following a 1-0 home defeat that carried an air of deja vu.


Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger


Arsenal were bidding to return to the top of the Premier League table in Sunday's game, but they were left in third place after Per Mertesacker was sent off and Diego Costa scored to give Chelsea a clinical 1-0 victory.


Arsenal have not beaten Chelsea in nine league games and have not scored against them in the league in nine hours and 32 minutes, but Wenger said that Mertesacker's 18th-minute dismissal, for a last-man foul on Costa, meant it impossible to compare the game with previous fixtures.

"I think today (Sunday) was a special game. We played with 10 men, we were 1-0 down straight away. Normally you lose a game like that 3-0 or 4-0," he told reporters at the Emirates Stadium.

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Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini rues a missed opportunity during an English Premier League match against Chelsea at Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images

"When you have to chase the game, (there's) nothing more dangerous than being down to 10 men. Overall we come out with a lot of regret because we feel we couldn't play with our team. And looking at Chelsea today, I think there was a lot of room to beat them if we had played with 11 players."

Mertesacker was shown a straight red card for felling Costa after he had latched onto a through-ball from Willian. The Chelsea striker immediately made his side's numerical advantage count by converting Branislav Ivanovic's cross with a near-post volley in the 23rd minute.

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