Jose Mourinho found himself in foreign territory as he congratulated the Arsenal players as they descended from the royal box – Arsene Wenger, of course, avoided his great rival – and forced to contemplate an uncomfortable fact; Arsenal had finally managed to beat Chelsea at their own game.

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ARSENE WENGER once revealed how life in Japan, his home for a year while in charge of Grampus Eight, had changed him.