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Wenger makes peace with the 'Cardboard One'

Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger squared up to each other at Stamford Bridge in October © Getty Images

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Constantly at loggerheads, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have shared something of a storied past, with the pair clashing repeatedly down through the years.

There have been instances of name-calling, dossier-compiling, accusation-slinging and even physical altercation since Mourinho arrived in the Premier League in 2003, but both Wenger and his Chelsea counterpart have always retained a smidgen of mutual respect for one another.

Appearing on 'Le Club du Dimanche' - The Sunday Club - on beIN Sports over the weekend, Wenger was asked if he'd publicly bury the hatchet with Mourinho by shaking hands with his old adversary live on television... sort of, anyway.

Pressed by the panel, the reluctant Wenger eventually played along and duly shook hands with the 'Cardboard One'.

With the slightly awkward handshake out of the way, Wenger was invited to join the hosts for an quick game of football tennis in the studio - which, as we know, is his favouritest thing in the whole wide world.

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