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Here is some reaction to the return of the Portuguese manager to club soccer after being dismissed by Manchester United last December:
The 28-year-old Portugal midfielder joined the English Champions until the end of the season.
Chelsea begin their Premier League title defence against Swansea City on Saturday in the unusual position of heading into a new season having been significantly outspent by their rivals.
The Community Shield showpiece at Wembley will be the 14th time Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have locked horns in opposing dugouts and Wenger is still waiting to get one over the Portuguese.
League leaders Chelsea and Liverpool however won their matches in the Premier League.
France manager Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba's strained relationship with the media is due to the 'unfair criticism' he has received in the past and said the misunderstood Manchester United midfielder had learnt to cope with it.
Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 while Arsenal easily got the better of Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in Saturday's EPL matches.
Louis van Gaal says the visit of Jose Mourinho and his Chelsea side to Old Trafford on Sunday will be extra special for the Manchester United manager as he greets his "modest" former apprentice.
Chelsea begin their bid to become only the fifth team in 119 years to win a third successive English league title this weekend.
Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said it would be 'strange' if he is not in charge at Old Trafford next season after being part of their promotional campaign to sell season tickets.
Chelsea travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United on Monday and Mourinho said he would miss the relationship he used to enjoy with their former manager Alex Ferguson, who retired at the end of last season.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho rejected suggestions that he would be interested in managing England.
IMAGES from soccer matches played on Monday.
Mourinho's tinkerings meant a first start of the season for midfielder Scott McTominay, playing on the right of a three-man defence, while Anthony Martial played instead of the dropped Alexis Sanchez. On this evidence, more changes may be needed when United take on Valencia in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Arsenal haven't lost to Chelsea in the league since September 1995.
Jose Mourinho gave Ricardo Carvalho a dressing down for publicly complaining of being left out of the team's first two games
Defending champions Chelsea were lucky to win 1-0 against Wigan Athletic after turning in an uninspiring show
Jose Mourinho and Ashley Cole lost their appeals over the 'tapping up' affair but had their fines cut to 75,000 pounds each
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