Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger downplays feud with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that his sour relationship with Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho is of little concern going into tomorrow's heavyweight Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.

The pair have had their differences in the past and squared up on the touchline during last season's match between the two in West London.

Mourinho also blanked Wenger following the Gunners' Community Shield victory last month after making a point of shaking hands with each of the Arsenal players.

Speaking to reporters this morning, Wenger said: "No special relationship [between any manager] is my worry, all I worry about is our performance tomorrow.

"I respect everybody in the job and focus on what I love and that is football. All the rest honestly does not concern me much.

"Realistically people come to watch football and all the rest is a little bit secondary. What is important is the quality of what we will see tomorrow at 12.45 and you want people to focus on that."

Arsenal's 1-0 win at Wembley in the Community Shield was Wenger's first triumph over Mourinho.