Wenger vs Mourinho heads for a new bout
The managers not the teams will add significance to the clash at Emirates Stadium
London — Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho will continue one of the most poisonous and one-sided rivalries in English football when Arsenal host Manchester United on Sunday. A fixture that once enjoyed the cachet of a heavyweight title fight — and often resembled one on the pitch as England’s preeminent teams slugged it out — has been relegated in status, with United fifth and Arsenal sixth in the Premier League. But although it has no bearing on the title race and both clubs are struggling to finish in the top four, the proximity of Wenger and Mourinho will add some needle to this weekend’s Emirates Stadium showdown. Wenger has won only one of 15 meetings with a Mourinho team, and even that came in the Community Shield. What is more, he has endured regular taunts from nemesis Mourinho — a coach with a vastly different football philosophy. Mourinho once labelled Wenger a "voyeur" and on another occasion called him a "specialist in failure". For his part, Wenger branded Mourinho "stupi...
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