Chelsea vs Manchester United: Jose Mourinho refuses to 'celebrate like a crazy kid'

It is only the second time he has taken a team to Stamford Bridge to face the Blues

Gary Neville does not believe Jose Mourinho's Manchester United can win the title this season (Getty)

Jose Mourinho insists he will not “celebrate like a crazy kid” if Manchester United score against Chelsea on his return to Stamford Bridge.

Sunday’s game is only the second time Mourinho has been in the away dressing room of his former team, with the last time being with Inter Milan in 2010 where he won 1-0 to knock the Blues out of the Champions League.

There were no over-the-top celebrations from the 53-year-old then and, despite being sacked by the club only 10 months ago, Mourinho promised that he would control himself on the touchline.

"I have the maturity to control the emotion," said Mourinho.

"If my team score a goal am I going to celebrate like a crazy kid? No.

"Am I going to have a negative reaction if the crowd has something negative with me? No.

"When some managers leave clubs, they like to 'wash the dirty clothes', to go back and speak and speak and speak about what happened.

"I leave clubs with a very good feeling. I gave everything to the club. I want to keep the good memories - and at Chelsea I had so many.

"The other things - I don't forget, I keep. But I keep it to myself."

Mourinho also admitted he is unfazed by any negative reaction he will receive from the Chelsea fans upon his return.

The Portuguese was dismissed as a firm favourite amongst Blues fans after three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and three League Cups with the club, but many were hurt that he decided to join a rival team in Manchester United.

"I cannot say I care because I have a job to do and I will be more focused on the game," he said.

"What do I expect? I don't know. They could think about me, remember our great relationship and have a good reaction. They could look at me and say 'for 90 minutes he is Manchester United manager and he is playing against us, so he is not someone we like'.

"I will always respect them."