Jose Mourinho aims dig at Chelsea ahead of Manchester United v Anderlecht

Jose Mourinho was delighted with the manner of his side’s win over Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho couldn’t resist another sly dig at his old club Chelsea in his programme notes ahead of tonight’s match against Anderlecht.
The Red Devils boss enjoyed a satisfying personal victory over the Blues at the weekend, with his side running out 2-0 winners at Old Trafford after losing both of their previous games against Antonio Conte’s men this season.
United now switch their focus onto making it into the Europa League semi-finals, but it seems Mourinho’s mind is still on the manner of the victory against the club that sacked him just over a year ago.

Mourinho ended his hoodoo against Conte last weekend (Picture: Getty)

The Portuguese feels his players can take a great deal of confidence from the way they performed against Chelsea as they look to end a largely disappointing season on a high note.
‘It will do a lot for our players to see that the Premier League leaders just could not live with them at any point in the game,’ Mourinho said.

Manchester United fixtures

Anderlecht (H) – Europa – Thu 20 Apr
Burnley (A) – Sun 23 Apr
Man City (A) – Thu 27 April
Swansea (H) – Sun 30 April
Arsenal (A) – Sun 7 May
Tottenham (A) – Sat 13 May
Crystal Palace (H) – Sun 21 May

Whilst clearly trying to lift his squad, some may feel his words are a little over the top considering the ease with which Chelsea beat United 4-0 and 1-0 in their prior meetings this term.