Jose Mourinho: I gave Manchester City the title, Guardiola doesn't thank me?
Foreword: Back in November 2019, Jose Mourinho and Vincent Kompany clashed over Liverpool, with the Portugal boss insisting Liverpool's Champions League triumph would make all the difference. In Merseyside, Mourinho isn't everyone's favourite. The former Manchester United boss and Chelsea boss has largely been a thorn in the side of the Anfielders. Steven Gerrard's famous slip mistake led to Chelsea's victory over Liverpool and Manchester City's subsequent title.
But in 2019, when Vincent Kompany thought Liverpool would not win the Premier League this season, Mourinho backed Liverpool because they always come back from defeat to win when it matters most. Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of Liverpool's match with Manchester City that season, Kompany said: In this case, if you look at the last dozen years, Liverpool has been number one in the league and Manchester City has been behind Liverpool many times, but I think Manchester City have a chance to win the Premier League!
Jose Mourinho quickly interjected, "I gave Manchester City the Premier League title in 2014. This, he believes, could be crucial. Mourinho insisted: Manchester City were the best team before and when I won here and gave you the title, Kompany and Pep Guardiola didn't even call me to say thank you, Mourinho added: Liverpool was not the best before, but in the 2019 season, Liverpool was the best team, Manchester City was not, at this moment, I think in terms of strength, there is not that big a gap between the top six teams in the Premier League!
You Manchester City are the champions of England, but Liverpool are the champions of Europe. They know how to win, they know how to deal with pressure, so for me every game is very important. Because if the difference is 3 points or 6 points, then it is still very promising, but if the difference is 9 points, then goodbye.
Liverpool rose under pressure to beat Manchester City 3-1 to give them a nine-point lead. Mourinho said after the game: "If you are behind [in the title race], you have to feel that you can catch them. If you're number one in the league and have a big advantage, you have to feel like it's not over yet. But I'm not there, I'm here. From my standpoint, I think it's all going to end unless there's a dramatic injury situation that causes the team to collapse. I think the team is a complete puzzle.
Mourinho said: "I think the way they play matches the quality of the players. City are capable of winning seven, eight, nine games in a row, but I don't see how Liverpool can lose to them by nine points. Jose Mourinho's judgment proved correct as Pep Guardiola's Manchester City were later beaten by Chelsea and Liverpool won their first Premier League title.
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