Anthony Taylor will have his work cut out Saturday stopping two grown men trading insults.
Taylor is the fourth official at Chelsea vs. Arsenal, whose managers, Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, share one common bond: their opinion of each other. In the history of the Premier League it is difficult to recall two managers who so openly dislike each other as much as Mourinho and Wenger. With them, it is the real thing.
The impression is Wenger would prefer to wear an asbestos glove when he shakes hands — assuming he does — with Mourinho in his 1,000th game as Arsenal manager. The Portuguese is very fair, though, with little discrimination as he tends to insult most opponents and match officials, but the Special One saves his special barbs for Wenger.
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