Jose Mourinho mocks Jurgen Klopp ahead of Manchester United’s showdown with Liverpool: Press conference

Liverpool host Manchester United on Sunday looking to maintain their unbeaten record in the Premier League this season. Ahead of the game, Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has taunted Jurgen Klopp by reminding him he has won nothing at Anfield. Asked if trophies matter, Mourinho said: “I don’t know, it depends on the way you approach it. I think trophies matter, it matters, especially when you have the potential to fight for trophies and especially when you clearly say the objective is to win a trophy. I think sometimes, to just say it’s not, is not very intelligent, but when you have the potential, you have nothing to hide. You know from day one your potential and your desire has a relation with the potential because to say we want to win, everyone can say that, but another is to say the potential in a way you have. But I think Jurgen said already they want to win the Premier League, and that is their objective this season.” Mourinho said some injured players could feature, but others certainly will not. “All of them didn’t train yesterday again and today they will be a little, I don’t want to say test, but a little introduction to training to see the answer, adaptation and to see if we can increase a little bit tomorrow to have them for Sunday. But for sure, I hope, is better not to say for sure, I hope some will be available but for sure some will not be.” With his back against the wall with injuries, and Liverpool flying, Mourinho insisted United can get a result on Merseyside. “I’m going to try, I’m going to try, I always try and I want to play a team that is capable to be with me on that desire and on that ambition and on that confidence. We know that we are going to play against the leader, against a team in a high, but we have our qualities, we have our potential and even with the problems we have and the doubts in terms of team choice, if tactics, approach, philosophy, we have doubts about everything but we are going to arrive with the players we have available and going to have a team capable of going there and fight for the victory.” Mourinho on Liverpool's lack of trophies “I don’t know, depends on the way you approach it. I think trophies matter, it matters, especially when you have the potential to fight for trophies and especially when you clearly say the objective is to win the trophy. I think sometimes to just say is not very intelligent, but when you have the potential, you have nothing to hide, you know from day one your potential and your desire has a relation with the potential because to say we want to win. Everyone can say that but another is to say the potential in a way you have but I think Jurgen said already they want to win the Premier League, that is their objective.” Mourinho is asked if he thinks United would be challenging for the title if he had been allowed to spend the amount Jurgen Klopp has and he goes off on something of a tangent. “It’s not just about the money they spend in the summer, is about many things. It’s not just about spending money and reinforcing the squad, a football team is more than that, is not just about spending the money. It’s like a house, it’s not just about buying the furniture, you have to do work, you spend money on the best possible furniture and then you’re ready to live in an amazing house.” Mourinho is asked how far away his side are from the team he wants. “Far.” Why? “The reasons I was saying. It’s not just about spending.” Has Mourinho been treated unfairly over his results against Liverpool? “I don’t know what to say to you. I don’t want to analyse that. We got two positive results in Liverpool last season, we beat them at home, we didn’t lose any match against them in four I think but that was the past. Sunday has nothing to do with what happened in the past so I have to focus not on what happened, not on the credit we were given or not. I have to focus on the next match, the next match is the one that is important and that’s it.”

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