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Chelsea fans chant for Mourinho as Hiddink appointed

GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images A banner in support of fired manager Jose Mourinho is displayed during the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in London.

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Hiddink quickly emerged as the leading contender to take the position and the Russian, who lifted the FA Cup as Chelsea boss in 2009, has returned to Stamford Bridge for a second spell at the helm.

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The 69-year-old has been out of work since being sacked by Netherlands in June, but he will now get the chance to redeem himself in the Premier League.

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“Whatever their feelings were regarding the situation, they had a responsibility to the football club and its supporters all round the world”.

The Blues eased to a 3-1 victory over the Black Cats but, despite the result, the major talking point is the reaction that Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas received from the home crowd. His first game in the dugout will be the tie against Watford on Boxing day.

Allardyce added: “Change was needed even before half time to stop the flow of Chelsea, they were annihilating us”.

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said on Saturday the decision to fire Mourinho on Thursday had been hard and club owner Roman Abramovich and the board “anguished over it for some time”.

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“He will not be taking a sabbatical, he isn’t exhausted, he doesn’t need it, he is very positive, and is already looking forward”, read the statement. It’s harder to say if firing Chelsea’s most successful manager was the reason.

Holland led the applause from the Chelsea dugout as the two men left the field and after the match he insisted that while supporters had the right to air their grievances, Costa and Fabregas will be able to win them over if they build on Saturday’s performances. “It was hard. It’s been a hard few days for everybody”.

“Its all abut the players and how they are on the pitch”.

“We will not forget what Jose has done for this club. We had one, and now we have another”.

In his captain’s notes, the defender wrote: “We are aware there have been rumours of player power at the club but I want to make it clear that is not the case”.

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Despite the hostility from their own fans, Chelsea made a storming start, Ivanovic heading in Willian’s corner in the fifth minute and Pedro slamming home from Willian’s cross eight minutes later.

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