Jose Mourinho says Manchester United ‘controlled’ the game in goalless draw against Liverpool
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JOSE MOURINHO claims his Manchester United side exploded the myth Liverpool are the “last wonder of the world”.
The Special One watched David De Gea shut out their bitter rivals in this Anfield snore-draw.
And Kop boss Jurgen Klopp will feel cursed... after a black cat ran on the pitch before kick-off!
Mourinho said: “Liverpool are a good team, not the last wonder of the world, like you say they are. We controlled the game not just tactically, but the emotion of it.
“That was the quietest Anfield I’ve had and I expected it the other way.
“I thought they were waiting for an easy match — and it wasn’t.
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“The crowd reaction was permanent disappointment. People just expected us to come and be in trouble, which we were not.”
De Gea denied Liverpool midfielder Emre Can from close range before somehow clawing Philippe Coutinho’s long-range effort around the post.
Mourinho, who again left skipper Wayne Rooney on the bench, said: “David had two great saves but was on holiday for most of the 90 minutes.
“We also had a great chance for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, which he would normally expect to score.
“Liverpool supposedly had 65 per cent of the possession and only had two shots on target. It is their problem — not ours.
“We don’t want to control the game by having the ball all the time.”
Ashley Young, who returned from injury Monday evening, said: "Obviously there were chances for both teams but we managed to see each other out. We knew it was our job to go out there and defend every man as a team.
"We had chances to win tonight but it's a tough place to come so we are happy with a point but obviously we'd have like the three."
Ander Herrera, who was awarded man of the match, echoed Young's beliefs that it was a good team display.
The Spaniard said: "We did a fantastic job, I think we can be very proud of our team, every player did everything today, we gave everything tonight.
"This is the way we have to play in big matches. I think we were better in the first half and they were better in the second half."
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