During the buildup José Mourinho and Jürgen Klopp were careful to highlight each other’s qualities. Cut to his arrival at Old Trafford and the Liverpool manager quickly dropped that stance and ended the game arguing with his opposite number saying: “I read the programme notes and it is the first time there was nothing about welcome to Liverpool or something like this. Then I wanted a coffee and in the can was only tea. It’s started already, yeah? It’s all OK. It’s football and we are ready for it.”
So, too, was the crowd whose vibrancy gave the stadium a cauldron‑like feel, the United support answering Mourinho’s midweek demand to “come and play” with his side. All that really mattered to the managers, of course, was the result and how 90 minutes of play may illuminate how clear the vision is for their respective Manchester United and Liverpool teams.
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