Chelsea vs Arsenal comment: For Arsene Wenger, losing to Jose Mourinho has become a habit

This was the revenge mission, the moment Arsene Wenger achieved retribution for last season's 6-0 defeat to Chelsea as well as his first ever win over Jose Mourinho. But in the end it was his first-half push on his old adversary that was as near as he got to taking on 'The Special One'.

This was a marked improvement on that ghastly showing at Stamford Bridge in Wenger's 1,000th match in charge of Arsenal, but it still wasn't enough to worry the Blues.

Had Laurent Koscielny not brought down Eden Hazard for a penalty, the Belgian would've likely slotted the ball beyond Wojciech Szczesny anyway, but it was the ease of which Hazard managed to work inside the box that was the biggest concern.

Picking up the ball from former Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas - more on that later - Hazard shrugged off Santi Cazorla like he was a pestering fly, before his lovely footwork took him past Jack Wilshere.

Koscielny had to do something, and while he'll be criticised for diving in, he was left with little option. In fact, Arsenal could take heart that he wasn't shown a red card.

Having regrouped, Arsenal were beginning to dominate the Blues without producing the end product. They had chances to score, through both Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla, but neither were clear-cut chances and a feeling started to spread around Stamford Bridge that the longer the match remained 1-0, the more likely Chelsea would have another chance to score.

And so they did. Diego Costa split the two Arsenal centre-backs with ease, and was composed enough to chip the ball over Szczesny when he came rushing out.

A look at Mourinho's side will show you Nemanja Matic, an established, dominating and downright colossus of a defensive midfielder. In the matches against their biggest rivals, Matic will have a central midfielder alongside him - on this case it was Fabregas - to protect Gary Cahill and John Terry, as if they needed it.

But Wenger continues to ignore the option of playing two holding midfielders. What would help is if Arsenal had two to choose from, given their failure to sign such a player in the summer. As hard as they work, Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini aren't cut out to lead a title-challenging side, and it's here where they fall continuously short each season.

And the there was Fabregas. The Arsenal great, born in Barcelona, raised in London, now playing for Chelsea. The man has split decisions on just how good he is, and he did so again among the Arsenal fans that used to cheer hm. Some still did, some decide that booing and rude hand gestures were the way forward. That's all well and good, but it was Wenger that chose not to sign him. Remember that.

Fabregas' first corner in the Arsenal end brought a mix of cheers and jeers, applause and disgust. Chelsea did try and succeed to drown out the Gunners supporters at this point, but the damage was done. Come the full-time whistle, Fabregas embraced some of those he used to call team-mates. He did not go to applaud the Arsenal end.

Would he have even cared? Chelsea have six wins from seven, sit top of the table and look comfortable in Europe. Life is good at Stamford Bridge right now, and that should be a real worry for every other team in the Premier League.

As for Wenger? He won't be too alarmed as the performance was one of determination and grit even if they did fall short. After all, he's in familiar territory, losing to Mourinho has sadly become a bit of a habit.