Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho has called on the media to “demand Liverpool win” the Premier League this season.
The Merseysiders have spent heavily on signings in recent months as they try to improve on last season’s fourth-place finish.
Having signed Virgil van Dijk for a reported £75million in January and with a deal in place to spend £52.75m on Naby Keita, Liverpool have subsequently spent £40m on Fabinho, £56.25m on Alisson and £13.2m on Xherdan Shaqiri.
That level of spending brings expectation, according to Mourinho, and he is keen to make sure Jurgen Klopp is made aware he has to deliver.
Speaking to the media after United’s penalty shoot-out win over AC Milan in the International Champions Cup, the Portuguese said: “Maybe this season, finally, you demand that they win.
“You have to win.”
Mourinho also made fun of Klopp after the German questioned the purchase of Paul Pogba from Juventus in 2016 for a then world-record fee that could rise to £94m.
At the time, Klopp said he would be uneasy at spending such an amount, prompting Mourinho to say: “I think if you have the money, if you invest well, is better than to have it in the bank, because the interest is very low.
“The problem is you have to invest well and honestly I think they did very well because every player they have bought is a quality player and I’m happy for them.
“And I’m also happy to smile and to see that, you know, you can change your opinion and change as a person. It’s funny. But that’s okay.”
