Jose Mourinho says there will be "no drama" if he eventually loses his unbeaten record to Arsene Wenger, and is not worried about what has become a primary theme of their meetings.
Arsenal and Chelsea face off in Sunday's Community Shield in what will be the 14th meeting between the two managers, and Mourinho has never lost any of them.
Mourinho has resumed his sparring with Wenger after suggesting that adding up Arsenal's spending in the last two years leads to a "surprise" -- a claim the French coach denies.
But Stamford Bridge boss Mourinho does not think of meetings with Wenger's side as a personal duel, saying: "I just want my club to get the best possible result. Doesn't matter Arsenal, doesn't matter the manager.
"I just want my teams, my clubs to try to get the best possible results. That's the only thing that matters.
"In football you can win or lose or draw. In this case you have to be ready for everything. I never made my victories over Arsenal an explosion of happiness or special pride. I will not make a drama if one day we lose.
"I always think they are [title challengers]. They have a very good squad, so in this second period in England, immediately when I arrived two years ago, I look at them as a very good squad, with very good players. So I think it's more of the same. They are a top squad."
Mourinho also hinted that the Premier League could regret not doing more to make life easier for clubs involved in European competition.
Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore has confirmed that individual fixtures will not be moved in an effort to placate those competing in the Champions League.
Mourinho implied that the effect on performances could see the Champions League places drop to three -- a situation Scudamore is "concerned" about -- adding: "My reaction is until we have four teams in the Champions League, we will not make a big noise of it.
"But one day when England has only three teams in the Champions League people wake up."