Wenger confident of avenging 'horrendous' 6-0 defeat at Chelsea

The Gunners were thumped at Stamford Bridge on the Frenchman's 1000th game in charge and he has now admitted that he is keen for his side to take their revenge this weekend.

Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to avenge their "horrendous" 6-0 defeat to Chelsea when the two sides clash at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

The Blues ran out comfortable winners the last time they met, with Samuel Eto'o, Andre Schurrle, Eden Hazard, Oscar - twice - and Mohamed Salah all getting on the scoresheet in Wenger's 1000th game in charge of the Gunners.

Arsenal were not helped by Kieran Gibbs' wrongful dismissal - Andre Marriner misidentified the culprit of a handball in the penalty area, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain the guilty party - but Wenger accepted responsibility for the thrashing after the game.

"This is my fault," he said. "We got a good hiding. You don't prepare all week to experience that."

But Wenger is confident that his side - now bolstered by the additions of Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck - can defeat the Blues this weekend, with the Gunners coming into the game off the back of an impressive 4-1 win over Galatasaray in the Champions League.

"Chelsea was a horrendous day last season. We have an opportunity to put that right and I’m confident we can take it," he told reporters.

"Football is not made of history, football is made of performance and it is the next game that counts."

Wenger also played down his rivalry with Blues boss Jose Mourinho, despite failing to beat the Portuguese in their past 11 meetings.

"It is not a game between two managers, it is a game between two clubs," he added.

Meanwhile, Wenger does not expect to make significant changes to his starting XI for the clash, with Nacho Monreal the only player returning to contention.

"The only player who might be back for us in the squad is Monreal. Everybody else... there is no major change," he said.