Tottenham boss, Jose Mourinho has casually disposed his 100 percent home record against Arsenal as a mere rub of the palms citing that it meant nothing ahead of the North London derby on Sunday.
Mourinho has hosted Arsenal 10 times as manager of Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham and has never tasted defeat, winning six and drawing four of those encounters.
The Spurs boss who believes that record could be overturned, made reference to his previous hoodoo away to Newcastle; having fallen short in seven attempts before finally breaking the deadlock at the end of last season.
“It means nothing for this game, it’s history and that’s it, I don’t really care” Mourinho said.
“When I went to Newcastle the last time, the question was that I had never won in my career there and I didn’t really care about that either.”
Mourinho also would not be drawn on comments made by his defender Eric Dier that Arsenal counterpart Mikel Arteta was ‘the most exciting young manager in Europe’.
On the remark, Mourinho said: “I don’t know them all so it is very hard to say that.
“Is he a good coach? A talented coach? He has already won an important competition in the first few months of his career.
“We can’t deny that and to be at Arsenal you have to be good and if you are not then you are not there.
“So yes, Mikel (Arteta) is a good coach but I want to respect the others, especially the ones I don’t know well and are probably very talented.”
