Chelsea’s Cesc Fàbregas: the love I have for Arsenal will never change

• Spaniard prepared for hostile reception in Community Shield
• ‘I have great memories, love and respect for the club,’ says Fàbregas

Cesc Fàbregas is steeling himself for a hostile reaction from Arsenal fans when Chelsea take on his former club in the Community Shield on Sunday.

The Spaniard was afforded a mixed reception on his first return to north London last April following his £27m transfer from Barcelona to José Mourinho’s side during the previous summer. Yet, as the 28-year-old gears himself up for more of the same, he believes nothing can detract from his time playing for Arsène Wenger, who helped establish the midfielder as one of the finest in Europe before he moved to the Camp Nou in August 2011.

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