Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho confirms Diego Costa and Gary Cahill are fit to face Arsenal in Community Shield
- Diego Costa and Gary Cahill will be available to face Arsenal on Sunday
- Chelsea pair had been injury doubts for the Community Shield clash
- Jose Mourinho says he has no concerns regarding injuries for the game
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Chelsea duo Diego Costa and Gary Cahill are both fit to face Arsenal in the Community Shield on Sunday despite giving cause for concern in midweek.
Costa (hamstring) and Cahill (nose) were both doubts for the Wembley curtain-raiser but Mourinho has confirmed the pair are available.
Spain striker Costa limped off in Wednesday's friendly against Barcelona in Washington while Cahill took a blow to the face late on in the game to spark concerns over his availability at Wembley.
Jose Mourinho says he has no problems with injuries in his Chelsea squad for the Community Shield
Diego Costa will be fit to play for Chelsea against Arsenal on Sunday, Mourinho confirmed at Cobham
Gary Cahill suffered a blow to the face in the friendly against Barcelona but he too is fit to play on Sunday
But Mourinho confirmed he had a fully fit squad available when he spoke in his pre-match press conference at Cobham on Friday.
'All good,' Mourinho said. 'There are no concerns, no protections (for Costa). We have three top strikers. I'm not worried. No problem.'
The Portuguese coach goes head to head with familiar foe Arsene Wenger at Wembley and despite the fixture's official billing as a friendly, Mourinho says he wants to win.
Arsenal boss Wenger is yet to beat Mourinho in their 13 meetings as managers of the London rivals and while the Chelsea boss says that record means little, he feels Sunday represents 'more than a friendly'.
Asked about the competitiveness of the game, Mourinho said: 'I think it's in between. It's more than a friendly, like with Barcelona or PSG (who Chelsea played in friendlies), but it's less than a league game. Different motivation.
The Chelsea boss confirmed that he would treat Sunday's Wembley meeting more seriously than a friendly
'I've never made a special thing about wins over Arsenal. I don't explode with happiness when I beat them, and I won't make drama when I lose.'
Mourinho refused to comment on Chelsea's pursuit of Everton defender John Stones but did confirm that he was in the hunt for a left back to replace the departing Filipe Luis.
The Chelsea boss said he had no care for his impressive record over Arsene Wenger in their past meetings
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