Premier League: Arsene Wenger says Arsenal won't bid again for Liverpool's Luis Suarez

The Londoners made a bid of £40m and one pound for the Uruguayan last August but that was rejected by Liverpool and he could line up against Wenger's side when the teams meet at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday. "You sometimes have regrets when players who played for you score goals or do well somewhere else," said Wenger. "He (Suarez) was never our player, it is a situation that didn't come off and that is it." Arsene Wenger "But he was never our player, it is a situation that didn't come off and that is it." Asked if Arsenal might revisit the deal again at a future date, Wenger added: "At the moment no, no." A positive result on Merseyside would further boost Arsenal's chances of winning the title for the first time since 2004 and Wenger believes they can go there in confident mood. Jack Wilshere looks set to return after missing the last two games with an ankle injury he picked up in the FA Cup win over Coventry, while Kieran Gibbs could also be involved. But Wenger is focused on a consistent run from now until the end of the season and insisted they deserve to be in the title hunt. Wenger ready for defining month "In the Premiership now, every point is vital. But we enjoy that and we have fought very hard until now to be in that position. So let's just enjoy it and give it our best," said Wenger. "I am convinced that, especially mentally, we are prepared and we have shown that throughout the season when we have had difficulties. "Physically we are prepared but it depends how many injuries you have as you need to rotate." Wenger is convinced Chelsea are still heavily involved in the title race, despite manager Jose Mourinho's protestations to the contrary. Their 1-0 win at Manchester City on Monday ended the perfect home run of Manuel Pellegrini's side and Wenger insists he was justified in insisting there are no unbeatable teams in the top-flight this season. "They are in there. You can move out (of the top positions) if you don't want but I think they are in there, of course," added Wenger. "I told you that one month ago and you didn't believe me. There is no invincible team because there are so many quality teams in the Premier League. "It is just how close you are to your best every time that decides the outcomes of the games."

Mourinho think Chelsea will win the league

The Blues' 1-0 win over Manchester City was their seventh top-flight win in their last nine games as they completed the league double over the title favourites Bet = Chelsea FcCHE 12.5$ Draw 55$ NEW 120$ Ladbrokes COMMENT By Peter Staunton at the Etihad "I am not saying we are better than them," he declared. "We beat them twice but they are the best team." Manchester City, he admitted, were the best side Chelsea had played this season, "no doubts about it." But when it came to putting his side into the title race after as convincing a 0-1 win away as you could possibly find - at a side who simply do not lose at home - Jose Mourinho preferred instead to list all the games Chelsea have failed to win this season. VIEW FROM THE ETIHAD STADIUM It will be hard to avoid the categorisation of this one as a 'Mourinho masterclass' because that is exactly what it was. Chelsea faced Manchester City eye-to-eye and came out on top. This was not 19th century, defensive football hoping for the best, this was precise counter-attacking and diligent work in defence. It was well-deserved and it blows the title race wide open. City were below par and could not, until late, make things difficult for Petr Cech. But they were made to be second-best by an excellent Chelsea who threatened time and again through the excellent Hazard and industrious Ramires. But that takes nothing away from the rest of the Chelsea boys. This was a statement win from Mourinho's side. Chelsea are "evolving" goes his now familiar refrain. Keep saying it Jose and you might start to believe it. The wry smile on his face as he delivered the message, however, suggests otherwise. "There are two big horses and a little horse," he said. "A horse that next season can race. "We can win it if they lose it." There is only so long the manager can file his team as a work in progress. If we are expected to believe that then Chelsea need to stop beating the title contenders orthey might just be mistaken for one themselves. There was a lingering perception that Chelsea would do to Manchester City as West Ham did to them last week; spoil the match and stop City playing. Half right. Chelsea spoiled nothing; they were brilliant in every department. But they did indeed knock the Pellegrini machine out of sync. Where West Ham owed scarcely-believable fortune for evading defeat at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea owed nothing of the sort. "A victory against a very good team is better than a victory against an ordinary team," Mourinho said satisfactorily. He extracted a measured, precise, disciplined performance out of his troops on Monday night. They stopped a goalscoring locomotive in its tracks like Superman with an outstretched hand. Rarely do players carry the message of their manager like these Chelsea players do in their deeds for Mourinho. Ramires, lurking on the counter, typifies Mourinho's approach and is becoming one of his more distinctive lieutenants. In Eden Hazard, Chelsea have their own Cristiano Ronaldo as Mourinho had at Real Madrid. "Ronaldo and Messi are Ronaldo and Messi," proffered Jose. "I keep saying he has to improve. He needs to have his feet on the ground." Get Adobe Flash player CHELSEA LATEST 2/1 Chelsea are 2/1 with Betway to win the Premier League Vital for a team who cedes possession like Chelsea did at City is a player who not only carries the ball and buys time for the other 10, but who can affect proceedings when sought. The dexterous Belgian toyed with City's back-four. He nullified Pablo Zabaleta's threat to counter-attack through his very existence. Those two players in particular, wide of the midfield duo, gave Manuel Pellegrini discomfort. He favours sending Zabaleta and Aleksandr Kolarov forward at every available opportunity. Although Ramires and Hazard did not always track them back, they were nonetheless ready to carry the ball forward into the unoccupied territory as soon as City surrendered it. City, instead, failed to consistently go behind Chelsea and hurt them with meaningful attacks. Only three times did they as much as hit the target. That is testament to Chelsea's bravery in quelling them. Nemanja Matic was the pick of the midfielders on show. "I knew that he was ready to come to the Premier League," said Mourinho. "That's why we did it now. We didn't want to lose him." John Terry and Gary Cahill were rock solid, keeping a ninth clean sheet in 17 league matches together this season and, with David Luiz and Matic, putting a lockdown on the offensive midfield area so often the playground of David Silva. City are still, probably, favourites for the title but this is not only an encouraging display for Chelsea - it is also one for Arsenal and anyone else who fancies themselves as champions elect. Manchester City are beatable - even at home after a run of 11 wins in 12. When they are described in superhuman terms, it serves only to highlight the flaws in the opposition around the Premier League. All too quick to make excuses and write off a visit to the Etihad. Mourinho, to his credit, gave City their dues in the build-up and said that Chelsea would try to win the match if they could. No mind-games there. "This is a good feeling," he said. "We played against the best team in this country." Chelsea had the confidence to face City head on and beat them convincingly. Mourinho's characteristic fervour remains undiminished. "We love the big games," he said. "When you love it, you feel extra motivated." Chelsea have blown the title race wide open. Let us know when you're ready to admit that much Jose.

Mourinho hits out at West Ham tactics

Chelsea were frustrated at Stamford Bridge as Sam Allardyce's side kept the hosts at bay with a string of last-ditch blocks, with Andy Carroll operating as a lone striker Bet = Manchester CityMNC 18.5$ Draw 36$ Chelsea FcCHE 45$ Ladbrokes Jose Mourinho has labelled West Ham's style of play "football from the 19th century" following Chelsea's goalless draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening. Chelsea threw everything at Sam Allardyce's side in the second half but failed to find a way past the Hammers, who were reliant on strong performances from goalkeeper Adrian, James Collins, James Tomkins and the midfield, who sat deep throughout the home sides' 39-shot onslaught. The stalemate has left Chelsea three points behind new Premier League leaders Manchester City, who secured a 5-1 victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane. "This is not Premier League, this is not the best league in the world. This is football from the 19th century," Mourinho told reporters. "It's very difficult to play a football match when only one team wants to play. A football match is about two teams playing. "I told Big Sam, they need points. To come here the way they did, is that acceptable? Maybe it is, they need points." Mourinho insisted there was little more his side could do to break down West Ham, who came away from Stamford Bridge with a point for only the second time since September 2002. He joked: "The only thing I could bring more was Black & Decker - a Black & Decker to destroy the [West Ham] wall."