Rewriting history of make Mourinho the scourge of Liverpool

In readiness for Liverpool v Manchester United – now horribly billed ‘El Classico UK’ – the Sun’s Man Neil Custis is here to praise United boss Jose Mourinho.

‘JOSE MOURINHO is desperately trying to rid Manchester United of the memories from the Louis van Gaal era.”

He is? Under Van Gaal. United did pretty well against the Reds.

On the match Liverpool 1 – Manchester United 2, for example, Alan Shearer noted on Match of the Day: “United moved the ball quickly and they passed it well too – their one or two-touch football has clearly improved massively of late. But the most impressive part of their performance in the first 45 minutes at Anfield was their intensity when they did not have possession.”

Van Gaal’s record against Liverpool:

December 14th 2014
Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool
Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata, Robin van Persie

March 22nd 2015
Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United
Juan Mata x 2

September 12th 2015
Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool
Daley Blind, Ander Herrera, Anthony Martial.

January 17th 2016
Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United
Wayne Rooney

United: W4 D0 L0 GF9 GA2
Liverpool: W0 D0 L4 GF2 GA9

The BBC said of the last encounter:

This was every inch a game between sides sitting sixth and ninth in the Premier League before kick-off.

This time round, Liverpool are fourth and United are seventh. But free football maestro Mourinho is here to enliven and thrill.

Curtis adds:

“That is why he [Mourinho] will never serve up a borefest like the Dutchman with his much vaunted ‘philosophy’.”

This is what Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has to say in the Times about when Mourinho’s Chelsea came to Anfield on April 27, 2014.

“I will never forget the way they played the game. It was very slow, they sat in. It was difficult to watch. Throw-ins, goal kicks, they were taking forever and that got everyone worked up in the stadium and it worked to their advantage because they got the result they came for — one that had a big impact on us not winning the league.

“It wasn’t a nice game to watch…”

Not boring. Just awful. Still, a win’s a win, right?

Anorak

Posted: 17th, October 2016 | In: Back pages, Liverpool, manchester united, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink