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Jose Mourinho says he accepted being sacked by Chelsea because he felt he delivered success

Jose Mourinho says he has "no bad feelings" about his Chelsea departure and insists the club cannot "delete" him from their history.

Mourinho returns to his former club with Manchester United for the first time since he was sacked last December and the match will be live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Nissan Super Sunday.

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The Portuguese returns to the scene of some of his greatest triumphs in management, where he won three Premier League titles across two spells at the club.

However, just seven months after leading Chelsea to the league title in May 2015, Mourinho was sacked as manager with the Blues just one point above the relegation zone but Mourinho believes the fans never lost their faith in their 'Special One'.

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Image: Mourinho (left) shares a joke with Didier Drogba in their Chelsea days

He told Sky Sports News HQ: "To be sacked is football. Many of the best managers have had their moment to be sacked. Of course there are exceptions, but in modern football especially, it can happen to anyone. If it was a club where I gave nothing, I think it would have been more difficult. 

"When I leave a club when in two different periods I gave titles and gave the fans some of the best moments that they have had then you leave with the feeling 'I have done my job'.

Carneiro and Jose Mourinho clashed on the touchline after Eden Hazard received treatment against Swansea
Image: Mourinho says he never lost the support of the fans at Stamford Bridge

"I don't think they want to, but even if they want to, they couldn't delete me from Chelsea history. They belong to my history too. No bad feelings.

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"The owner, he decided to sack me, the fans, they have no power. They show day by day, match after match, that they wanted me, but in this profile of club, the fans have no power. 

Jose Mourinho, Old Trafford, Manchester United, Premier League, Man Utd v Chelsea, October 2014
Image: Mourinho was happy to bide his time until Manchester United came calling

"In some clubs, especially in some Latin countries, the format of the club, the fans have real power on the board and with the president and owners, but here they have no power so Mr Abramovich decided to sack me, but I left with not one bad word about anyone or anybody at the club.

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"Then I waited for what I would prefer which was to stay in England in the Premier League and then I was lucky to have a big club like Manchester United." 

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Jose Mourinho says he hopes success with Manchester United rules out a second return to Chelsea as manager

Asked if he would return to Chelsea for a third spell in charge, Mourinho replied: "I hope not, honestly. Because I would like to stay [at United] for many many years. That would mean probably that I would not be searching for another club in the Premier League, so I hope not."

Though he is charge of one of Chelsea's fiercest rivals, the Portuguese manager does not think he will receive a hostile reception on his return to Stamford Bridge.

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Image: Mourinho was able to walk home without any 'bad words' from fans even in the difficult times

He said: "I don't expect a negative reaction, even going with a United badge and going to fight for points. There is no reason for a bad reaction. If they give me a good reception, I don't know. I'm not their manager anymore. I represent a rival club.

"It doesn't matter their reaction. I'll be grateful always. We started so many happy moments, historical moments for the club. When people talked about me being sacked, they always sung my name. I could walk home from  games and never had a bad word said to me.

"When the game starts, I'm going to forget it, the fans will forget it. They'll focus on the match."

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