Fabregas: Arsenal return brought back so many memories

Cesc Fabregas admitted his return to Arsenal brought back "many memories" as Chelsea earned a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

The Spaniard was booed by a section of the home support during the game but left the field to applause when he was substituted in the second half.

The result moved Chelsea to within touching distance of their first Premier League title since 2010 and Fabregas took to Twitter to air his feelings on Monday morning.


Arsene Wenger, meanwhile, believes his side matched Chelsea and feels the Gunners' poor start to the season put paid to their ambitions of winning the Premier League.

"I believe, in the first half, we produced a fantastic display," Wenger told Arsenal's official website. "We couldn't finish the game after our build-up because we lacked something in the final pass, in the final decision.

"Overall the team were at their top level again and we are a bit frustrated because we always score here. Not to score means you go home and think, 'What happened?'

"Do we put that down to the quality of Chelsea's defending? Do we put that down to the fact that we lacked a bit of sharpness in the final third? Maybe both.

"You could see that [there is] not a lot [between the teams]. We missed the first part of the season - after six games, we had one win and Chelsea were already five or six points in front. That played a big part in the run-in."