I taught Chelsea how to beat United: Mourinho

Mourinho reminded his former Chelsea players that they were capable of beating United - because he taught them how to do it.

Chelsea go into sunday's game with their hopes of stopping United from retaining the title slim indeed. However, Mourinho said that he ingrained a mentality in his former Chelsea players that they could beat Alex Ferguson's team.

In his three seasons and two months at Chelsea, Mourinho's charges won five out of 10 games they played against United in all competitions and, Mourinho pointed out, Cristiano Ronaldo never managed to score.

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The January sales

At the stroke of midnight on January 1 the transfer window will open and football clubs' fax machines will be buzzing with requests for players.

And, just for the record, the FA have announced that the window will slam shut at 5pm on February 2.

Aside from the fact nobody other than football clubs seems to use faxes any more, who will do well in the new year sales and who will end up with the battered old items that have been left on the shelf? Or, will the credit crunch bite and Manchester City will be the only ones flashing the cash?

Here is Sportsmail's guide to the Barclays Premier League clubs' wish lists and realistic buys in January.