Mikel Arteta’s staggering record against Chelsea revealed as Arsenal make Morgan Rogers eat his words

WHEN Morgan Rogers picked Chelsea over Arsenal in July, he said he had joined “the biggest club in London”. The £117million signing – and most expensive English player of all time – did have a say when the two sides clashed at the Emirates on Sunday. Morgan Rogers called Chelsea ‘the biggest club in London’ when he picked them over Arsenal Credit: Alamy Rogers picked a fight with Declan Rice during Sunday’s game Credit: Reuters Rogers opened the scoring with a volley after 77 seconds and stuck his tongue out at the Arsenal fans for good measure. He showed he was up for the scrap by picking a fight with, of all people, his England team-mate Declan Rice. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! But Arsenal got one over on their former transfer target by coming from behind to win 2-1. That does not make the Gunners the biggest club in London. That claim, and exactly how to judge it, is up for debate. But what is crystal clear is that, with Mikel Arteta in charge of Arsenal, the head-to-head battle between these two capital heavyweights is completely one-sided. Chelsea actually edged out Arsenal in Arteta’s second game in charge. Since that festive fixture in 2019, though, it has been one-way traffic. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Arsenal have had the better of Chelsea during Mikel Arteta’s reign Credit: Getty Kai Havertz starred in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Chelsea Credit: Shutterstock Editorial One Chelsea win in the next 17 meetings makes grim reading for the club, and for Rogers as he looks to back up his bold remark. Chelsea have failed to beat the Gunners in any of their last TEN Premier League ties. Take cup competitions into account and that grows to 12 without victory. Overall, it is two Chelsea wins, four draws and 12 wins for the Gunners during Arteta’s tenure. Arsenal ratings vs Chelsea: Havertz reminds Blues of what they let go but Lewis-Skelly in second gear KAI HAVERTZ inspired an Arsenal fight-back as they beat London rivals Chelsea to continue their perfect start. The Gunners were chasing the game after their former transfer target, Morgan Rogers, volleyed the visitors ahead after just 77 seconds. But Arsenal kept their cool and equalised when Havertz fired inside the near post midway through the first half. Havertz then set up Arsenal’s second – even though he won’t get credited with the assist – as his excellent dummy created the space for Martin Odegaard to turn in from close range. Chelsea gave Havertz his break in Premier League football when they shelled out big money to sign him from Bayer Leverkusen in 2020. But he has enjoyed tormenting them – scoring four goals in seven head-to-heads – since he moved across the capital three years later. Here is the verdict of SunSport’s Simon Collings on how each Arsenal player performed… The Arsenal boss may have failed to convince Rogers about a move to the Emirates during a face-to-face meeting in the summer, but he has his new club’s number. Frank Lampard, Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino, Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior have all come and gone through the revolving Stamford Bridge door since Arteta landed in North London. On Sunday, the Spaniard showed new Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso that he still has a chokehold on this fixture. And with Arsenal the clear favourites to reclaim their Prem title, Rogers may soon find it hard to justify the comments that riled Gooners when he plumped for their cross-town rivals. Comment now