Jose Mourinho fires warning at Liverpool and Manchester City ahead of Champions League quarter-finals

Jose Mourinho has issued warning to Liverpool and Manchester City ahead of their Champions League quarter-final matches against Porto and Tottenham. Liverpool will welcome Porto to Anfield on Tuesday evening for the first leg of the last-eight time. On the same night Premier League champions Manchester City travel to north London to face Spurs. However, former Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho expects Tottenham and Porto will progress to the final stages. On City’s clash with Spurs, the former Manchester United manager told RT: "Of course City is a candidate to win the competition. But the first Champions League big night at the new [Tottenham] stadium I believe will be extra motivation for the whole Spurs family. "I wouldn’t be surprised if Spurs give City a hard night."Mourinho also expects Porto to trouble Liverpool and says it will be ‘almost impossible’ for the Reds to secure another 5-0 win as they did last year. "Liverpool will go for a victory," said Mourinho, who was sacked by United in December. "They know last season 5-0 against Porto is out of context and almost impossible to repeat, but they will go for a victory and Porto of course wants a result to leave it open for the second leg like they did against Roma [in the last 16]."

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