Mourinho plays down Spurs expectations, questions Liverpool’s anguish disaster

LONDON, Dec 15 — Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Jose Mourinho says he needs extra time to construct a employees in a position to anxious for the Premier League title, evaluating the categorical more than just a few of days Juergen Klopp has been in cost of defending champions Liverpool to his maintain tenure.

League leaders Spurs are unbeaten within the competition this season since their defeat by Everton on the opening weekend and search the recommendation of with Liverpool on Wednesday for high-of-the-table conflict at Anfield.

Klopp known as Spurs a “result machine” in his pre-match news conference but Mourinho is no longer getting carried away right yet.

“Result machine is what Liverpool has been for the previous couple of years and what my Chelsea employees modified into once within the period we obtained the two consecutive titles,” Mourinho told reporters on Tuesday.

“We’re a gentle employees that works onerous but I would divulge Liverpool is the result of if I’m no longer injurious — 1,894 days of labor with Juergen. If I’m injurious, I’m injurious by a few days.

“We’re the result of labor of 390 days but these 390 days are unsuitable. Because lots of this repeat day were no longer even days of labor but of quarantine and days at dwelling.”

Mourinho also shall be no longer purchasing that Liverpool are suffering an anguish disaster, claiming Klopp is good contending with one huge loss with the long-term absence of centre wait on Virgil van Dijk.

“Van Dijk is injured and he is a truly steady participant for certain, but give me Liverpool’s record of accidents and compare with a record of Liverpool’s simplest employees,” said Mourinho.

“I'm in a position to give you a record of 10 accidents at Tottenham.”

Mourinho said ahead Gareth Bale is unlikely to be match for the Anfield shuttle, whereas defender Japhet Tanganga is out with a shoulder anguish. — Reuters