Chelsea boss Mourinho reacts to De Gea

Federico Fernandez committed an own goal to give Chelsea a 2-1 advantage at the half-hour mark.

When Eden Hazard was fouled in stoppage time, the Chelsea medical team charged onto the pitch to attend to the Belgian, whose team were already down to 10 men due to Thibaut Courtois’ red card.

“It’s always hard, it’s the first time they’ve played at Old Trafford”, Van Gaal told BT Sport, saying he would celebrate his birthday in his favourite restaurant later.

It’s a reflection of Chelsea’s striker options that Mourinho would rather risk a half fit Costa than start with Radamel Falcao or Loic Remy.

But Mourinho, who signed Begovic from Stoke in an £8 million deal this summer, insisted: “We don’t miss Petr”.

However, Thibaut Courtois’ sending-off shortly after the break gifted the Welsh side a penalty, which Bafetimbi Gomis duly converted to deny Jose Mourinho’s side a ideal start to their title defence.

Swansea rallied and came back into the game.

An early header from Gomis flashed across the face of Courtois’s goal to confirm the visitors’ threat. “In the second, in one minute, it was a penalty, red card and the goal – 2-2″.

Watford, back in the top flight for the first time in eight years with another new manager, Quique Sanchez Flores, and a completely revamped lineup, enjoyed a thrilling return at Goodison with Mexican Miguel Layun scoring his first goal for the club in the 14th minute.

“We played very well in the first half, the game was under control, the players were playing with more and more confidence”. “I’m disappointed with the defeat, but looking forward to the rest of the season“.

“You know me and I think you don’t expect me after a bad result to come here and speak about the squad, the players, the transfer window and investments of other team so on, so”, said Mourinho.

“I have talked a lot with Bafe and he said when you get into the 18-yard box keep calm because it’s a different situation in this league”.

“If my club gives me a keeper on August 31, then we have a problem not just for today but also for the next match”.

There were indeed some promising signs in the first half on Saturday, with Diego Costa an imposing presence having overcome a reoccurring hamstring issue to start. There were periods where we had to defend well, but the best chances fell to us and we got the result we deserved.

Wenger added: “We are all programmed through our education to respond in the game situations like we are used to, and with age and experience we use our qualities in a more efficient way but we do not change the way we play“.