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United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho walks on the pitch after the final
whistle in the UEFA Europa League group A football match between Manchester
United and Fenerbahce at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on
October 20, 2016. / AFP Photo / Oli Scraff
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Former Chelsea manager
Jose Mourinho has admitted he will no longer feel a sense of invincibility when
he returns to Stamford Bridge with Manchester United on Sunday.
AFP
report continues:
Mourinho
avoided a home league defeat in his first three-year stint at Chelsea and prior
to a 1-0 Champions League victory there with Inter Milan in March 2010 he said
the stadium was “lucky” for him.
But
he presided over four defeats at the Bridge last season as Chelsea’s title
defence descended into turmoil and was sacked last December before resurfacing
at United.
“When
I play there with Inter, before that I never lost a match at Stamford Bridge
because I had that home record that is still in the Guinness (Book of
Records),” Mourinho said.
“Now
I lost already a few matches at the Bridge. Last season I lost two or three
matches, so I cannot use the same words because now I lost there.”
Now
under the stewardship of former Juventus and Italy coach Antonio Conte, Chelsea
go into Sunday’s game two points above United in the Premier League table.
“I
don’t have to analyse their start to the season,” Mourinho told reporters after
United’s 4-1 Europa League win over Fenerbahce on Thursday.
“But
you look to the table and you see where they are, and they are in a good
position. So the start of the season can’t be bad if they are where they are.
“I
knew that working in England, staying in the Premier League, sooner or later I
had to play against Chelsea and I had to go to Stamford Bridge.
“The computers decided that
was now and here we go.”
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