WAS AS MUCH A MIRACLE AS FOXES’ 5,000-1

most managers we don’t usually have time to build relationships. With Claudio I do.”

Conte is determined not to look to the past. He wants to build a dynasty of his making.

He accepts time and results might go against him but it will not be for the want of trying.

Conte added: “Every season is different. You find different situations. If you remember last season we didn’t play Champions League, we didn’t play Europa League and also in this period we were out of the League Cup.

“I said a lot of times that last season we won the title and reached the FA Cup Final with only 13 players – only 13 players played regularly.

“This season is different because we are playing another competition, we are still in the Carabao Cup and we have to play more games. It’s a different season.

“To predict a similar situation like last season is very difficult.”

And Conte says he still has a rebuilding job on his hands after the end of an era.

He added: “We are trying to build something important. We are trying to put together the fundamentals for this club.

“In the last four, five years we lost a lot of important players: Didier Drogba, Petr Cech, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Jon Obi Mikel. Nemanja Matic is last season.

“I’m talking about players that wrote history for this club. Now we are restarting.

“It’s not as simple as if I click my fingers and we are ready to fight.

“Last season was a miracle for us. Chelsea’s name sometimes covers the miracle.” Apr 2017: Man United 2 Chelsea 0 Mar 2017: Chelsea 1 Man United 0 Oct 2016: Chelsea 4 Man United 0 Feb 2016: Chelsea 1 Man United 1 Dec 2015: Man United 0 Chelsea 0

Chelsea – 51 wins Man United – 73 wins Draws – 53