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Wenger-Conte renew rivalry; Wayne Rooney makes Old Trafford return

John Brewin previews the weekend's Premier League action and highlights five key storylines to watch.

Can Wenger continue to frustrate Conte?

Of all of English football's big-hitting managers, only Arsene Wenger managed to beat Antonio Conte's Chelsea squad twice last season. And none of Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola or Mauricio Pochettino could boast that they forced Conte into a tactical rethink, as happened on Sept. 24, 2016, when an inspired Arsenal destroyed Chelsea 3-0 at the Emirates. That said, Wenger became little but a bystander as once Conte had bedded in his 3-4-3 formation, Chelsea breezed to the title while Arsenal slumped down to fifth.