Klopp responds to Mourinho’s mind games ahead of Sunday friendly
Football
By
Robert Nyanja
| Jul 28, 2018
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho suggested that with Liverpool’s signings they should be able to win the Premier League title.
Jurgen Klopp captured Naby Keita, Fabinho, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alisson, contrasting his earlier claim that he’d rather train players than buy established stars.
The German manager hugely criticized United’s purchase of Paul Pogba for a then record fee two years ago and now Metro reports that Mourinho found Klopp’s change in approach to be ‘funny’
‘That’s okay, but maybe this season finally you demand that they win. I think you have to be fair and now you have to demand they win the league,’ said Mourinho.
‘You have to say the team, with the investments not just this season, last season, that you made in January, that you make now, because that will probably be the record for the Premier League this season, I can’t see anyone else getting close to spending what they have.
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‘A team that was a finalist in the Champions League, you have to say you are a big candidate, you have to win.’ He added.
Klopp’s Liverpool is set to play against Manchester United in pre-season’s International Champions Cup tournament on Sunday and the former Dortmund boss believes his opponent is playing some mind games to put pressure on him.
Speaking to Sky Sports Klopp was asked if he thinks Mourihno was playing mind games and he responded saying, ‘Yeah, for sure, a little bit but that’s okay.
‘But I heard as well that Jose found me funny and one of my biggest goals in life is to make Jose smile! It doesn’t happen too often and if it happens because of Liverpool – well done!
‘I said a few things in the past. I cannot really remember what I said but I know what I said about the Pogba transfer.
‘I would never talk about Manchester United unless somebody asks me about it but I am polite enough to give an answer if somebody asks me.
‘That’s not always the smartest thing to do, and I have absolutely no problem with what Jose Mourinho is saying. It is a free world and he can say whatever he wants.
‘If he is happy about our transfers even better, but we know that it does not mean you win automatically whatever.
‘Man United has a strong team and they will strengthen that in the next two weeks. They are already strong, the same as Man City and Tottenham.
‘Arsenal and Chelsea have new managers but they will be strong – plus a few others – so it’s our job to improve our own situation. That’s what we try to do but that has to happen on the pitch, not in the transfer market.
‘We want to deliver constantly. We want to improve that’s what we want to show and we will see where that leads us to.
‘Improvement means playing better football, being more consistent and entertaining the crowd in a very specific way – We are Liverpool and we stand for football. All I can say is that we will try everything we can to be as successful as possible and in the end we will see.’