Arsenal vs. Chelsea burning questions: Arteta vs. Alonso at the top, Gunners’ left wing, Rogers’ price tag

It is surely too soon to frame Arsenal and Chelsea as a potential clash at the top of the table. In each of the last two seasons the first meeting between these two London rivals took on a framing of who might be contenders only for the Blues to spend the following weeks making any such assessment seem very premature. Whether or not this is a clash between the champions and one of their nearest challengers need not matter though. This is a game as replete with storylines as any in the Premier League this season. From a grand rivalry…