Chelsea supporters taunted Manchester
United manager Jose Mourinho with chants of “You’re not special
anymore!” as his Stamford Bridge return yielded a humiliating 4-0 defeat
on Sunday, AFP reports.
With seven major titles across two
spells, Mourinho is Chelsea’s most successful ever manager, but his
return to his old stomping ground ended in one of the most chastening
results of his career.
Pedro Rodriguez opened the scoring after
just 30 seconds and Chelsea did not look back, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard
and N’Golo Kante completing an emphatic Premier League victory.
“We scored the early goal, but we continued to play good football and create many chances,” Conte told the BBC.
“Today we didn’t concede, which was important. It was a type of win that increases the confidence.”
It was a fitting tribute to former
Chelsea vice-chairman Matthew Harding, whose death in a helicopter crash
20 years ago was marked prior to kick-off with banners and a giant
flag.
Conte’s side have won three consecutive
league games without conceding a goal and climbed to fourth place, just a
point below leaders Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Mourinho has already tasted defeat three
times in the league with United, who trail City by six points ahead of
Wednesday’s Manchester derby in the League Cup.
“We made incredible defensive mistakes, individual mistakes, and you pay for that,” Mourinho told Sky Sports.
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