VERSARY IN STYLE
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But then came the killing blow as Ozil fed Sanchez, who raced the length of the pitch, Sanchez returned his pass and it was all over.
Arsenal march on but Chelsea manager Conte faces the kind of worried days that have haunted those who have gone before him. Can he survive? Owner Roman Abramovich has a short fuse. Wenger said: “It was an outstanding team performance. We played with spirit and collective pace and movement. Always in a positive and committed team way.
“Our defenders have done extremely well today. You cannot say one player was not at the right level from Petr Cech to Alexis Sanchez.
“We wanted to start strong in a high pace and committed way.
“We started wobbly in the first 20 minutes against Southampton. We wanted to be consistent in our pressure no matter the score and we did it very well in the first half. It was in and out in the second, which was understandable. “Ideally you want the perfect game but you never get it.
“We got nearly the perfect first half and that is not bad.
“Football doesn’t care for history and the anniversaries, just the result on the day.
“Today we had a good performance.” CHELSEA: