Arsene Wenger has played down the significance of clashing with Jose Mourinho this weekend.

Arsenal host Chelsea in the Premier League's top-of-the-table meeting at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday but Wenger is playing down the managerial rivalry between he and the Portuguese.

"It is not a confrontation (between managers), it is a confrontation of two teams," he said.

"Football is down to the fact that the performance on the day will decide the game and the result, so let's focus on that."

Mourinho's Blues beat the Gunners 6-0 in Wenger's 1,000th game as Arsenal boss last season before the pair confronted each other during Chelsea's 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in October.