Despite two draws in the last week, Arsenal remain top of the Premier League heading into the weekend.
With Leicester City and Manchester City both playing before Arsène Wenger’s side that could all change by the time the Gunners kick off against Chelsea on Sunday, so the clash has to be taken seriously.
Wenger pulled no punches in Thursday’s press conference, where he revealed team news before talking about Petr Čech, Chelsea’s surprisingly poor season so far and doping in top flight football among other matters.