Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho met the media a few hours ago to preview tomorrow’s rivalry match with Liverpool, a clash that could ultimately decide the Premier League runner-up this season. We have video of the entire media session for you here below via YouTube.
There were a whole host of topics covered in this news conference, including: what this match means and doesn’t mean, what rivalries mean and don’t mean to him personally, the approach he takes to rivalries in general, the fans/home field advantage, the history of the rivalry and much much more.
Here’s the whole session, which runs just under eight minutes:
“I never look to AC Milan as the biggest rival, Atletico Madrid as the enemy. I never look to Spurs or Arsenal as the big rival,” Mourinho said.
“For me, it is just a big match of two historical clubs — not just in England but the world — and in this moment, important points for top four, important points for second, but I still don’t look to some matches as special opponents. [It] is just a big match because we are speaking about two big clubs.
“We have three matches now — Liverpool, Sevilla and Brighton. If you ask me if I could choose one to be the most important, I can’t choose, so for me, the most important one is Liverpool, because is the next one but the other two are knockout.
“Of course, it is a big match, but I’m not very good on that rivalry. Every opponent is a rival.”
United vs Liverpool Preview Materials:
Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction: go to this link
Man United Starting XI Prediction: go to this link
Jurgen Klopp Press Conference Video: go to this link
Injury Report: go to this link
Odds via OddsChecker: Man United 19/11, Draw 22/9, Liverpool FC 9/5
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