David Moyes is relishing the challenge of facing Jose Mourinho's Chelsea in his first home Premier League match as Manchester United manager.
The Blues have won both of their first two games and would go six points clear of United if they win on Monday.
"There is lots I've been looking forward to: taking the team on tour, leading them at Wembley," Moyes said.
"But to do it [lead the team out] at Old Trafford for the first game against Chelsea is a thrill, it really is."
Moyes, who left Everton for United in the summer, oversaw an emphatic4-1 victory over Swansea in his opening game in charge, while Mourinho has started his second stint at Stamford Bridge with home wins over Hull City and Aston Villa.
And a game that has become one of the high-profile fixtures in the Premier League title race in recent seasons has an extra level of intrigue because of Chelsea's attempts to sign United's unsettled striker Wayne Rooney.
Mourinho, who signed a four-year deal at the London club after returning in the summer, insisted he was not interested in talking about the 27-year-old England forward.
"I don't care," he said. "In this moment I don't care. I have a big match to play on Monday. I don't care about new players."
The Portuguese says he will have enough to contend with when he takes on the the reigning Premier League champions, even though Sir Alex Ferguson is no longer at the helm.
"In my first time at Chelsea they had Roy Keane, [Paul] Scholes, players with big history there," he said. "Now they still have players from my time, like [Rio] Ferdinand, [Nemanja] Vidic, [Ryan] Giggs, and they have a mix with very good young players.
"With that winning culture, that makes the basis of big clubs. And they are a big club for many, many years. They have everything."
Mourinho, who won twice at United in his first spell in charge at Chelsea, said his special relationship with Ferguson has remained strong during his six years away from England.
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