Chelsea 1 0 Manchester United 2004 05 ( Mourinhos first game)

Finishing runnersup in the league and reaching the semifinals of Europe s top competition the season before had not been enough to save Claudio Ranieri s job as Chelsea manager. It was trophies that the club wanted and so Jose Mourinho was drafted in as the Italian s replacement. His first outing was against Manchester United, a team that had not lost on the opening day of the season for eight years. Alan Parry and Andy Townsend commentate.