Manchester United v Chelsea in the Abramovich era

15 August 2004: Having replaced Claudio Ranieri as manager, Jose Mourinho was thrown straight into the frying pan when he arrived at Chelsea - his opening game in charge being a 1-0 victory over the Red Devils courtesy of Eidur Gudjohnsen's first-half strike Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images

10 May 2005: Nine months later United were forced to welcome the new champions with a guard of honour at Old Trafford, and goals from Tiago, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Joe Cole meant the visitors also went on to post a record for number of league points gained Photograph: John Peters/Getty

29 April 2006: The following season Chelsea clinched a second consecutive league title thanks to victory over their nearest rivals. Goals from William Gallas, Joe Cole and Ricardo Carvalho did the damage, although a metatarsal injury to Wayne Rooney grabbed the headlines ahead of the World Cup Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

19 May 2007: After United had regained the league title a year later, Didier Drogba nicked the game’s only goal in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley after 115 miserable minutes Photograph: Michael Regan/Action Images

26 April 2008: United's French defender Patrice Evra comes to blows with the groundstaff at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea edged a 2-1 victory to keep their 2007-08 title hopes alive, although it eventually proved a futile result. Evra was banned for five matches Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP

21 May 2008: The following month the clubs met in the first all-English Champions League final. Here, United's defenders Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic attempt to clear the ball from the onslaught of Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP

Chelsea captain John Terry had the chance to win the penalty shoot-out but slipped as he struck the ball and it flew wide of the goal Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian

Gary Neville and Cristiano Ronaldo, who moments earlier had missed a penalty, look palpably relieved at their European Cup triumph at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian

21 September 2008: Luiz Felipe Scolari expresses his anxiety as he endures the turbulence of his first meeting with United as Chelsea manager this season. The game finished in a 1-1 draw after Salomon Kalou equalised Ji-Sung Park's early goal Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian