Top Five Defining Opening Weekend Results In Premier League History

2) Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (2004)

Jose Mourinho got off to the perfect start in his first reign as Chelsea manager, with Eidur Gudjohnsen scoring the only goal at Stamford Bridge and beginning the Blue’s march toward a first Premier League title in half a century. The game also marked the start of Mourinho’s long-standing rivalry with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, which would run for another decade, even after the Portuguese man’s departure to Inter Milan and Real Madrid.