Just a year later, the ‘Special One’ was snapped up by Premier League outfit Chelsea where he was more than just successful over a period of two years.
In the second leg of the League Cup semi-final that year at Old Trafford, Manchester United fought high and dry but lost 2-1 to Chelsea giving the Blues a place in the final which they went on to win later.
However, Mourinho was not happy with the tactics used by United and Alex Ferguson and accused them of cheating.
After the game, Mourinho said, ‘Sir Alex was very clever, if you can say that, at half-time by putting some pressure on the ref.
‘In the second half, it was whistle and whistle, fault and fault, cheat and cheat.’