Today, the summer of Mourinho continued as he once again stirred things up in Chelsea’s season opener.

Begovic will face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday after Thibaut Courtois was sent off for sending Bafetimbi Gomis crashing to the ground in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Swansea City on Saturday.

Manchester City play West Brom on Monday night in the final match of the opening weekend, but it is nearly impossible to draw any firm conclusions with teams so clearly in need of time to settle in to the nine month campaign.

The Blues claimed the championship at a canter last term, but I can’t seeing it being so straightforward this time around.

Having romped to the Championship title, Bournemouth are expected to make a mark in the Premier League, but manager Eddie Howe has warned his players that he will not show them “foolish loyalty”. You can be a better team with one or two new players and be a better team, with the same people.

“But because we wanted to try to get a goal we went with him until the end and it was very important and new for us that he played for 90 minutes with such a physical performance”. Mourinho just signed a contract extension and he appears content in his second run with the club after winning another title last season.

“I think we played very well [in the] first half”, Mourinho said. “It’s all right me wanting it for him but he has to want it for himself”. It resulted in a red card, a converted penalty from Gomis, and an increasingly tough spot for the reigning champs who could not find the net for the rest of the day.

“Yes, I am 64,”‘ the Dutchman said with a smile afterwards.

They are looking for signs that they are ready to mount a sustained assault on Chelsea’s title.

And while this result is unlikely to force a late change of policy in the final weeks of the transfer window, criticism is sure to mount if Chelsea suffer many more disappointments.

“My medical department left me with eight fit outfield players in a counter attack after a set piece and we were anxious we didn’t have enough players left”.

“First game of the season, I don’t want to start on the first game“. We got the result we deserved.

“Confident. Always confident”, said the 52-year-old, who returned to Chelsea two years ago and is now tied to the club he said he has a “special feeling” for until June 2019.