Top 5 Premier League winners of the 21st century

#2 Chelsea (2004/2005)

Frank Lampard and John Terry were Mourinho's leaders on the pitch

Jose Mourinho arrived in English football from Portugal in 2004 claiming to be 'The Special One'. By the end of the season, few doubted his words. Chelsea were a club who had been on the up for a few seasons by this point but new owner Roman Abramovich came in and his money transformed them completely.

Mourinho didn't splash money on needless, extravagant transfers though, spending wisely on what the team really needed. Powerful forward Didier Drogba was purchased from Marseille and would lead the line effectively during the campaign.

From his previous team Porto, Mourinho brought with him defenders Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira, who would be almost ever-present in their debut seasons. Perhaps his finest transfer was unknown goalkeeper Petr Cech, who went on to become one of the Premier League's greatest ever players in his position. Chelsea were simply unstoppable that season.

To this day, they hold the record points total, an incredible 95 points. They conceded only 15 goals, boasting one of the best defences in footballing history, backed by the captain and leader John Terry.

Mourinho set his side out to be compact and strong in defence but also made them devastate on the counter-attack: using the speed of wingers Damien Duff and Arjen Robben, they caught out many teams with their skill and ferocity on the break. Mourinho had lived up to his reputation and in the process created one of the strongest sides in Premier League history.