MX23RW : Monday, November 25 11:18:39| >> :120:51855:51855:

On this day: Jose Mourinho sprints down Old Trafford touchline

Eleven years ago today, Jose Mourinho celebrated Porto knocking Manchester United out of the Champions League by sprinting down the Old Trafford touchline.

Today, Jose Mourinho is rarely out of the headlines. As far as managers go, the Chelsea boss is a blockbuster name.

Yet, during most of his stint in charge of Porto, he was by no means a renowned figure, particularly outside of his native Portugal.

However, all of that changed 11 years ago today when a 41-year-old Mourinho took his side to face Manchester United at Old Trafford in the last 16 of the Champions League.

The visitors held the advantage thanks to Benni McCarthy, who bagged a brace of goals in the opening leg at the Estadio do Dragao to cancel out an early opener from United midfielder Quinton Fortune.

Paul Scholes, though, put United back in command on the away goals rule in the 31st minute of the return meeting when he headed in John O'Shea's cross at the near post.

The midfielder also had the ball in the net again moments before the break, but he was incorrectly ruled to have been offside by the referee's assistant.

It would prove to be a crucial decision, as Mourinho and his Porto players sent shockwaves reverberating around Old Trafford in the final minute.

Phil Neville fouled Edgaras Jankauskas close to the penalty area and from the resultant set-piece situation, McCarthy fired goalwards. United goalkeeper Tim Howard failed to hold the ball and the American's mistake was punished as Costinha fired in the rebound to send the away side through to the quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate.

As the Porto players ran off to celebrate in front of their travelling supporters by the corner flag, they were joined by their manager, who had sprinted down the touchline to get involved.

It was a moment that propelled Mourinho into the limelight and he went on the guide his unfancied team to Champions League glory that year, before being appointed the manager of Chelsea as a result of his achievements.

MAN UNITED: Howard; P Neville, Brown, O'Shea, G Neville; Fletcher, Djemba-Djemba, Butt, Giggs, Scholes; Van Nistelrooy

PORTO: Baia; Ferreira, Costa, Carvalho, Valente; Alenitchev, Costinha, Maniche, Deco; Alberto, McCarthy


2004 (March 9) Manchester United (England) 1...

ID:210167: cacheID:210167:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4532:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on the touchline against Basel during the Champions League group match on September 18, 2013
Read Next:
Mourinho's top five matches vs. Man United
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!