Mourinho will return to Stamford Bridge when his Benfica side take on Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday night after what has been a fine start to life in Portuguese.
The former Chelsea head coach has overseen two wins and a draw from his first three Primeira Liga games at the helm as he impresses many Portuguese fans who will be hoping to see Benfica fight for the title once again.
Mourinho now finds himself back where it all began but as reported by GOAL, a source in Portugal told the Mail:
"Mourinho is a popular coach but not every Benfica supporter loves him yet because Portuguese football fans are educated.
“If you ask the 10 million people in Portugal, they will prefer managers like Pep Guardiola and Klopp but the respect is there for Mourinho because of his achievements and for his character.
“For Benfica supporters, Mourinho represents a new illusion, a new dream. People didn’t like Bruno Lage - he wasn’t charismatic.
“Mourinho has that but if Benfica lose both games this week, then he will already be in bad sh*t. In Benfica, people change easily. It’s not an easy place to be."
This week’s clash with Chelsea will be Mourinho’s first game in the dugout at Stamford Bridge since 2020 when he managed Tottenham.
He will be hoping for a result that can silence any doubters who may have preferred another world class manager in charge such as Klopp of Guardiola who many see as revolutionary modern managers.