Ex-Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has showered praise on Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp following the Reds five-star performance against Barcelona in the Champions League.
Liverpool's comeback will ride on in the memories of football fans forever after being regarded as the greatest ever Champions League turnaround.
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Interestingly, Mourinho last defeat against Klopp as Red Devils manager was the straw that broke the camel's back and resulted in Mourinho being shown the door at Old Trafford.
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"This is about him. This is a reflection of his personality, don't give up, his fighting spirit."
"Everything I think today is about Jurgen's Mentality," Mourinho said on beIN Sports.
Interestingly, Mourinho last defeat against Klopp as Red Devils manager was the straw that broke the camel's back and resulted in Mourinho being shown the door at Old Trafford.
On the other hand, the former Real Madrid handler had no sympathy for Barcelona and trained his guns on Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde.
On the other hand, the former Real Madrid handler had no sympathy for Barcelona and trained his guns on Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde.
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"That fourth goal, if you see that in an Under 14 or Under 15 match you would say the kids have no mentality to pay football, to concede that goal really shows you a state of mind! how to justify that is very difficult. I would like to see Valverde explain that," he said.
It seems that Klopp paid good mind to Mourinho's advice against Messi when he had told them the only way to handle Messi was to build a cage around him.
And rightly saw, Messi was heavily guarded by Red midfielders and constantly being ambushed by Liverpool defenders.
And despite him still being able to wiggle through and create one or two chances, alisson Becker was there to make sure any ball leaving his foot failed to find the back of the net.
Klopp's men now march onto Madrid to settle unfinished business in the European club competition.
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