Jose Mourinho scoffs at Liverpool – but his bore-draw tactics won’t have won over Manchester United fans
Don’t believe the hype, says United boss – but his team hardly showed title quality
Jose Mourinho could not help sounding a little smug about denting the hype surrounding Liverpool when he said his Manchester United team had shown that Juergen Klopp’s high flyers were not “the last wonder of the world” on Monday.
Yet after a 0-0 draw in the Premier League at Anfield, low on quality and high on yawns, the satisfied Special One might just as well have reflected on the lack of stardust sprinkled by his own expensive wonders, who offered just one shot on target in a game to forget.
United held Klopp’s attractive side with relative comfort, thanks to the tactical excellence of his stifling set-up and a couple of blinding saves from David de Gea yet they offered precious little in attacking invention and creation.
“We controlled the game, not just tactically, but the emotion of the game,” Mourinho insisted.
“That was probably the quietest Anfield I had and I was expecting it to be the other way. I think was a positive performance.