Date: 21st January 2019 at 7:09am
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Jose Mourinho has revealed the reason Arsenal were able to nullify Chelsea.

Goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny handed Arsenal a valuable three points to resurrect their faltering top-four hopes against a direct rival.

Chelsea boss Maurizo Sarri criticised his own players by questioning their mentality and motivation in his post match press conference.

The Blues managed just one shot on target at the Emirates on Saturday. However, Mourinho believes it was more about Arsenal’s astute tactics that defined the course of the game.

Speaking on beIN Sports, he said: ‘I’m not saying Chelsea is an easy team to play against but I think they are an easy team to analyse, you know their principles, their fundamental situations.

‘You create great difficulties to Chelsea to build in the first phase and if you close a little bit more their left side with David Luiz and Marcos Alonso and you give the ball to the right side, it is quite difficult for them.’

Arsenal are now just three points behind the Blues in the race for fourth place.

With Manchester United gaining further momentum every week, the Gunners must use the 2-0 win as a catalyst for consistency in the Premier League.

 

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