Indeed yeah. Still remember where and in which company I watched each and every game back then.I didn't think Chelsea v United was a fierce rivalry or even a mildly heated one. It was a competitive rivalry. Both teams had a couple of fiery characters on the pitch (JT, Drogba, Rooney, Vidic etc) that made things spicy at times, but outside competing for domestic and European trophies, there was no real beef between the teams or the fans. Our rivalry with Liverpool 05-10 on the other hand, that was heated and extremely intense.
Nowadays I don't mind Chelsea that much but whenever we have to play you again the loathing comes up naturally