Jose Mourinho

Mourinho's Stamford Bridge woes

During his two spells in charge of the Blues, ​Mourinho turned the Bridge into a fortress as the club lifted three Premier League titles.

But when he has gone back to his old stomping ground as a visiting boss, things have not panned out so well.

Indeed, in five trips across the Premier League and FA Cup, Mourinho is yet to taste victory when in charge of a domestic rival.

After this weekend's reverse left Spurs four points adrift of his old club, we look at Mourinho's tale of woe in familiar surroundings in west London.

Mourinho's Man Utd signings rated

Mourinho was sacked on Tuesday, two days after a dire display in a 3-1 defeat to bitter rivals Liverpool, leaving the Reds 19 points ahead of United in the Premier League table.

A common theme of Mourinho's time at Old Trafford was his incessant demands for greater backing in the transfer market, despite spending a small fortune.

Sections of the media suggested United grew frustrated with Mourinho not getting the best out of players he identified, which meant alternative options were sought after.

Mourinho leaves Manchester United

United revealed the news in a short media release less than 48 hours after a 3-1 Premier League loss to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

That left United sixth in the table, 19 points behind the Premier League leaders after 17 games.

A United statement read: "Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect.

"The club would like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and to wish him success in the future.

Jose Mourinho likes to fight with people, says Carlos Carvalhal

The pair will meet next Saturday when Swansea travel to Old Trafford in hunt of crucial points in their battle for Premier League survival.

Jose Mourinho says talk of relationship with Paul Pogba is deteriorating are 'lies'

Recent reports have suggested Pogba is unhappy with the position he is being asked to play in by Mourinho, while others have linked him with a move to Real Madrid in the summer.

However, when asked about this speculation, Mourinho said: "I think you are nice with your words because when you say a lot of speculation, you should say a lot of lies.

"I can speak on Paul's behalf without any kind of problem. He accepts he's not been playing well in the last few matches, but that's all.

Mourinho I miss Rooney a lot

Rooney, 31, made his return to Everton earlier this month, ending a trophy-laden 13-season stay at Old Trafford.

United and England's all-time leading goalscorer, Rooney made just 15 Premier League starts in 2016-17.

But Mourinho is already missing the forward and said he would be tough to replace.

"I miss him a lot, I miss the guy a lot, I think he's a fantastic guy," the Portuguese tactician said, via The Telegraph.

Mourinho wants a midfielder and winger at Man Utd

Though Mourinho would not divulge the names of his targets, Inter's Ivan Perisic and Nemanja Matic of Chelsea are thought to be at the top of his wishlist.

United have signed Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku so far in the transfer window, while Mourinho has previously suggested he may be forced to settle for just one more addition.

By comparison, Manchester City have spent an estimated £200million on six players, while Chelsea (four) and Liverpool (three) have recruited more fresh talent than United so far, but Mourinho remains calm about the situation.

Mourinho sets Martial challenge

Sky Sources understand Martial's long-term United future is in doubt with Mourinho unhappy with the forward's performance against Liverpool.

The United boss subsequently dropped Martial for last weekend's draw with Stoke and the EFL Cup semi-final second leg against Hull on Thursday.

Jose Mourinho: Manchester United boss charged over pre-Liverpool referee comments

Mourinho added appointing Taylor for the 17 October match had put "pressure" on the Manchester-based official.

Managers are not supposed to speak about referees prior to matches.

Mourinho has until 31 October to respond to a charge of improper conduct and bringing the game into disrepute.

Taylor issued four yellow cards - all to Manchester United - in the 0-0 draw.

Mourinho blames 'incredible mistakes' for United's rout at Chelsea

Having held out for 90 minutes at Anfield last week, United conceded the quickest goal in the Premier League this season to Pedro after 30 seconds and were then ripped apart as Gary Cahill (21), Eden Hazard (62) and N'Golo Kante (70) completed the scoring on Monday morning (AEDT).

Most of the goals stemmed from poor defending as Chelsea found ever more ingenious ways to inflict pain on Mourinho.

"We made incredible defensive mistakes and you pay for that," Mourinho said.