Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has played down his visit to Chelsea this weekend by stating that fans "probably won't remember" him being at the helm of Stamford Bridge in four years' time.

Mourinho takes his United side to West London in a key meeting on Sunday, with both sides pushing to consolidate a top-four spot.

The Portuguese won three Premier League titles in two spells with the Blues and returns there searching for another crown with United.

"In four or five years, people probably won't remember I was Chelsea manager," Mourinho told the Daily Mail.

"It's a big match but not because of that. It's important because they are champions and we are United. It isn't a big thing It is normal. It is football life. One day you are in one club, the next you are in another club.

"It is one of these matches between the top teams in the country but by the emotional point of view it is just a game."

United host Newcastle following the international break, before looking to seal qualification into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a trip to Basel.