The Arsenal and Chelsea managers clashed at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, but the centre-back insists the feud is not serious before joking about his record of giving away penalties Bet = ArsenalARS £13.5 Draw £48 HullHUL £90 WilliamHill Laurent Koscielny has insisted Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho are friends despite their recent clash at Stamford Bridge. The pair have a history of exchanging jibes, with Mourinho most recently refusing to apologise for calling Wenger a specialist in failure following the Frenchmans assertion he is afraid to fail. ARSENAL LATEST 25/1 Jose Mourinho is 25/1 with Paddy Power to be the next Arsenal boss Wenger shoved Mourinho during the first half of Arsenals 2-0 loss following a challenge by Gary Cahill on Alexis Sanchez and the Arsenal defender admits the duos professional rivalry boiled over on Sunday. Its a long history of friendship between the two coaches, he told reporters. After Cahills tackle, I think the coach was a little upset because three days before Alexis Sanchez received the same tackle against Galatasaray. The player only got a yellow card. [Wenger] flew out of control. Koscielny gave away a first-half penalty against Chelsea, bringing down Eden Hazard, and the defender joked he could be in the Guinness World Records books for number of spot-kicks given away. It is true that I have conceded many penalties [seven since arriving in the Premier League]. I do not know if the Guinness Book of Records has that kind of record, Koscielny said. I have played about 200 games, and conceded eight penalties for Arsenal and the French team. If I could concede penalty kicks when the score is 4-0, it would be better for sure, but we dont choose. This weekend, there was a penalty. The situation must be judged early on. When Eden comes very quickly, he either scores or I clear the ball. It was toss of a coi
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