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Man Utd boss Mourinho: A third Chelsea spell? I hope...

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says there'll be no third move to Chelsea.

He returns to Stamford Bridge on Sunday for his first game back as boss of Manchester United.

Mourinho does NOT expect a bad reception but says he cannot envisage another Blues comeback.

He told Sky Sports: "Honestly, I hope not because I would like to stay here (Man Utd) for many, many years.

"That would mean that probably I wouldn't be finding or searching for another club in the Premier League. I hope not.

"I don't expect a negative reaction even if I go with a Man United badge and I go to fight for Man United, there is no reason for a bad reception, I think.

"If they are going to give me a very good reception, I don't know because I'm not their manager any more.

"I'm defending a rival club. But it doesn't matter about their reaction. I'll be grateful always.

"We had so many unbelievable moments, so many happy moments, so many historical moments for the club.

"What I keep is the bad moments where they stick with me.

"We played a Champions League match at home after a home defeat and when people speak about the sacking and they were for the whole of the match - I can't remember if it were against Porto or Dynamo Kiev - just singing my name to show my support.

"As always I walked home and never a bad word after a bad match. I always felt that incredible support so I will be grateful forever.

"When the game starts I think I'm going to forget about playing against Chelsea and fans will forget I'm on the bench."

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