Jose Mourinho sends Man United warning to Liverpool FC
Jose Mourinho admits that Man United are already looking ahead to their showdown with Liverpool FC next month
Jose Mourinho has warned Liverpool FC that he and his Manchester United players are already looking forward to their showdown with the Reds at Old Trafford next month.
Mourinho watched his Manchester United side secure a 2-1 win over Chelsea FC on Sunday to climb back above Liverpool FC in the Premier League table and into second place.
Manchester United are aiming to finish as highly as possible in the Premier League table this season after they ended up in sixth place in Mourinho’s first campaign in charge at the club last term.
The Red Devils will host Jurgen Klopp’s high-flying Liverpool FC side at Old Trafford on 10 March as they look to try and secure second spot in the table.
And Mourinho has openly admitted that the Red Devils already have one eye on that crunch clash.
Speaking at his post-match news conference on Sunday, Mourinho said: “It is any normal game and probably to play Liverpool in a couple of weeks’ time means more because for my club – and of course everyone knows the most important thing is not me – to play Liverpool really has a special meaning.
“That’s the way I have to look at things. I don’t have any bad feeling in relation to Chelsea to say: ‘Oh, I’m going to prove this and that against my former club.’
“I’m not going to prove anything. In fact, every club I left – by my decision or by the board decision, and Chelsea was the only one (by the board) – I have very good feelings towards them.
“I’ve never played against Inter since I left but I’ve faced Porto, Real Madrid and Chelsea, the feeling is a good one. It’s not a special thing.
“The feeling for the fans, that little extra adrenaline, is not about Chelsea, it is more about Liverpool.”
First up for Manchester United, however, is their trip to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace on Monday night as they look to improve their Premier League form in the closing stages of the season.
Manchester United won both the Europa League and League Cup in Mourinho’s first campaign in charge.
