Forget Rice vs Caicedo - this is the battle that will decide Arsenal vs Chelsea

Team Moises or Team Declan? For weeks, if not months, it feels like every pundit, manager and fan has had to pledge their loyalty to one of the Premier League ’s two outstanding central midfielders.

It might come as some relief, therefore, that after all the never-ending talk, the two will finally do battle again, this time in the middle of the Stamford Bridge pitch when Chelsea host Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

After a sluggish start to the campaign, Enzo Maresca ’s side have now lost just one of their last eleven games in all competition and sit in second place in the league, just six points behind the Gunners.

And with Liverpool’s inexplicable run of form only worsening , and Manchester City still consistently inconsistent, there is a growing school of thought that Chelsea cou