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22 Oct 2016

Manchester United Boss Jose Mourinho promises Chelsea fans he will keep his emotions in check in return to Bridge

Those expecting customary touchline theatrics and inflammatory gestures from Jose Mourinho on his return to Chelsea will be left disappointed.
There will be no knee-slide or overt celebration if Manchester United score, no putting his fingers to his lips to quieten the opposing fans and no squaring up to opposite number Antonio Conte.
The Mourinho of 2016 is a more contrite, humble figure than the strutting, brash young boss who arrived in England back in 2004, declaring himself 'The Special One' without a hint of irony.
Humility may never sit easily with Mourinho, but the 53-year-old, chastened by his sacking at Chelsea last December, will return to his former club determined to show he is a changed man.
"If you ask me if my team score a goal am I going to celebrate like a crazy kid?" said Mourinho. "No. No. I think I can control the emotion of that situation.
"Am I going to have a negative reaction if the crowd has something negative with me? No. I think, again, I have enough maturity to control the emotion. I have lots of respect.
"What Manchester United fans can expect from me is more important. What they can expect from me is to play against Chelsea the same way I play against Fenerbahce, Liverpool or anyone, because that is my job."
Mourinho's sizeable ego may have been bruised by the way his second spell at Chelsea ended, but the Portuguese trod a diplomatic path and refused to sling any mud in the direction of his former club ahead of his eagerly-awaited return.
"When some managers leave clubs, they like to, I don't know the right saying, but in Portuguese it's 'Wash the dirty clothes,'" said Mourinho.

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