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Mourinho's Chelsea side are undefeated against Arsenal in all 12 matches but
the Blues boss says players don't care about statistics, ahead of Sunday's
crucial Premier League clash.
Mourinho has seven wins and five draws over Arsene Wenger's Gunners and
another victory at the Emirates Stadium this weekend would mean Chelsea need
just three more points to be champions.
The Portuguese, though, insisted there would be no psychological boost for
his players as a result of his record against Wenger.
"They don't even know, unless they watch TV in the last couple of days or
read every paper," Mourinho said.
"Players don't look to these details. Matches are isolated events, no
relation with the previous one or the next one.
"I don't think they care about it. What they care about is the way we work
all week, the way we prepare ourselves for the game, and the confidence we
have. That's what matters."
Chelsea hope Spain striker Diego Costa will recover from a hamstring problem
to start, with Didier Drogba the other option up front.
Drogba has a fearsome record against the Gunners with 15 goals in 15
appearances, including two while playing for Galatasaray.
"Let's see if he can do it again," Mourinho said. "It doesn't count. It's an
independent event. It doesn't matter what he did in the past. But if he can
do it again for us, he'll do that."
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