Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho: People will forget I was Chelsea manager in four or five years

Clash | Jose Mourinho says Chelsea vs Manchester United is 'just one more game'
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Vaishali Bhardwaj2 November 2017

Jose Mourinho has sought to play down Manchester United's trip to champions Chelsea this weekend by insisting the match at Stamford Bridge is "just one more game" in the Red Devils' season.

Second-placed United will take on Antonio Conte's side on Sunday in a game that Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has labelled a "must-win" for the hosts.

Chelsea already trail Premier League leaders Manchester City by nine points and a loss to Mourinho's side could all but extinguish the Blues' hopes of retaining their crown just days after they were humbled 3-0 by Roma in the Champions League.

United, meanwhile, sit five points behind Pep Guardiola's men and Mourinho has insisted that returning to his former stomping ground - where he won three Premier League titles - will not make the match special for him.

He told reporters on Thursday: "One day you are at one club the next you are at another.

"I have to admit it’s a little bit different but, in the end, I want to win like I did with Inter [Milan] and last season.

"In a couple of years it will be natural. In four or five years people will forget I was Chelsea manager.

"It’s a big match because they are the champions but, by the emotional point of view, it’s just one more game."

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