Much more recently, in terms of the Premier League era, only two managers have previously managed to gain three points in each of their first two away games playing against the champions in the division.
Manuel Pellegrini and Antonio Conte are the men in question.
In April 2016, Pellegrini’s Blues won 3-0 at Chelsea, thanks to a Sergio Aguero hat-trick, after a victory by the same scoreline at Old Trafford, during his first season in charge (2013/14).
Conte, during his time at Chelsea, defeated Leicester City, en route to winning the league in 2016/17, and also oversaw Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-2 triumph at Manchester City in February 2022, when Harry Kane bagged an injury-time winner.
