Jose Mourinho has said although Arsenal made Cesc Fabregas, the midfielder is now totally committed to Chelsea.
Fabregas moved to Stamford Bridge this summer from Barcelona and has put in some sterling performances for his new team.
On Sunday, he comes face to face with the Gunners, who he captained before leaving for Barca in 2011.
“Fabregas will never lose his respect and connection with a club where he arrived as a kid and left as a top player,” he told reporters.
“Arsenal made him. I wouldn’t be happy if he came here saying he didn’t care about Arsenal and that he forgot all that and now it’s just about Chelsea – but I think he loves Chelsea already.
“He’s so happy: the way he plays, the way he’s a member of the squad, the way he lives in this little ‘blue village’. It is like he’s been here for a long time.
“If you ask him now if he regrets the move, I’m sure he’d say no. If you ask him if he’d choose a different option, he’d say no. And if you ask him where he thinks he’ll be in five years’ time, he’d say he sees himself here in five years’ time. He is Chelsea.
“I wanted him because I know the player he is and I knew he was good for the philosophy we wanted for the team.
“He’s one of not many players who can play as a No.8 or a No.10 so gives me chances to play him in both positions and build a midfield knowing that. This, plus the fact that he was made in England and played for so many years in English football, that’s a plus. He doesn’t need that adaptation. He was coming back home.
“We knew he was perfect for us. We tried. We tried hard and we succeeded and he’s been phenomenal.”
Mourinho also said he expects Fabregas to score against Arsenal, but he does not care whether he celebrates or not.
“In this game, he should score,” the Portuguese added. “Then I don’t care whether he celebrates or not.
“When my Inter scored three times against Chelsea, I didn’t celebrate but you can’t imagine how happy I was.
“The point is not whether you celebrate or not but control your emotion and not celebrating is nice. Show some respect. But if you can’t control your emotion, you can’t. It’s all right.”
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