Floyd Konde waxes lyrical as Jose Mourinho prepares to go head-to-head with his former Chelsea charges, now led by Maurizio Sarri.
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MANCHESTER, England -- Jose Mourinho says he will be respectful of the Chelsea crowd and won't go "crazy" if he claims his Manchester United win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The Portuguese coach has lost on each of his three visits to former club Chelsea since talking over at Old Trafford in 2016, and are yet to even score at the home of Mourinho's former club since he took over at Old Trafford.
And even if he injects some life into a disappointing start to the season with victory over Maurizio Sarri's side, the 55-year-old insists he will not rub salt into the wound in front of the home fans.
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"For me is another game," Mourinho told a news conference on Friday. "Would I celebrate like crazy if my team score a goal at Stamford Bridge or my team wins at Stamford Bridge? I don't think so.
"I think I would try to control myself and to respect the stadium and the supporters that were my supporters and stadium for many years, to do that should be something if I completely lost my emotional control, which is not easy.
"So I would think which stadium I am in, which public is in the stands but apart from that it is another match for me.
"I want to do well for my team, my players, my support. I am 100 percent Manchester United [on Saturday], no more space than respect for the stadium and the fans."
Source: espn.co.uk