Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has expressed his disapproval at Jose Mourinho's self-assigned 'Special One' tag.

The Portuguese tactician has famously referred to himself as a special manager over the course of his career but his Premier League counterpart Koeman cannot see what makes him so.

"Jose went his own way as a coach and he did things much better," the Dutchman said ahead of his side's trip to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

"He is a winning coach. I like how he has done, he's an example to all managers.

"In some things, he's special, but what's a special one?

"It is someone who has a good mentality to be the best, but it's not for yourself to mention that."

Mourinho's reigning Premier League champions currently sit 14th on the table with just two wins from their opening seven fixtures while Koeman's Saints occupy 10th having recorded nine points, one more than the Blues.