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Manchester United v Liverpool preview: Jurgen Klopp shrugs off Jose Mourinho jibe ahead of clash

The Reds have spent heavily this year as they attempt to close the gap on champions Manchester City

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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side take on Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United in Michigan on Saturday as part of the International Champions Cup exhibition tournament. Photo: USA Today
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Jurgen Klopp on Friday laughed off suggestions by Jose Mourinho that Liverpool’s transfer spending spree meant the club faced greater pressure to win the Premier League title.

Liverpool have spent heavily this year as they attempt to close the gap on champions Manchester City, splashing out more than £200 million (US$262 million) for Alisson, Naby Keita, Fabinho, Xherdan Shaqiri and Virgil van Dijk.

Mourinho said earlier this week that Liverpool’s transfer activity ought to increase expectation of a title win.
Jose Mourinho has already begun the mind games with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Photo: AFP
Jose Mourinho has already begun the mind games with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Photo: AFP
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“Maybe this season, finally, you demand that they win,” Mourinho said during United’s pre-season tour of the United States.

“With the investments you are making last season and you make now, that will probably be the record of the Premier League this season, a team that was a finalist in the Champions League – you have to say you are a big candidate, you have to win,” added Mourinho.

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Klopp, whose Liverpool side will take on Mourinho’s Manchester United in Michigan on Saturday as part of the International Champions Cup exhibition tournament, shrugged off the remarks on Friday.

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