Jose Mourinho says Manchester United have nothing to prove at Anfield on Saturday but has warned his team are better equipped to win there than they were last season.
“We have to prove nothing,” he told Sky Sports. “We have our objectives for the season, we know where we want to go and how we have to go.
“This is press talk, or pundit talk: ‘We have something to prove, [Romelu] Lukaku has to score, we have to win’ [is what they say]. One match, one result, one performance. That’s not going to change anything.
“You can say, like some people do, we have not played one of the top five teams but last season we did not beat West Ham at home, last season we did not beat Everton at home or Southampton away.”
Lukaku will be main striker against Liverpool this time after he proved his fitness with a 23-minute runout and a goal in Belgium’s 4-0 win over Cyprus on Tuesday.
“I think we are a better team [than we were],” he said. “I think it would be unfair to say Lukaku and [Nemanja] Matic did not make an impact, we have to admit that and give them what they deserve. But also the team give Matic and Lukaku the conditions to arrive the way they have.
“Globally we are a better team — does that mean we are going to be as successful as last season, winning two titles? I don’t know. But we are better.” Jose said.
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