Asked whether his players still play for him, an angry Mourinho responded that there has never been a time he doubted his players’ honesty and that they will play for the club they love. Man United lost 3-1 at Anfield where Liverpool returned to the top of the table.
“What is that? Play for me? Are you calling the players dishonest? You are asking me if they are dishonest. I believe they are honest and you believe they are dishonest. A football player has to give (their) all, every day, maximum every day, every match, every minute. It doesn’t matter the manager or anything else,”
“The club that pays him, the fans that are 24 hours per day in love with their own club, it’s a respect for the club and for the fans. If the players don’t give their maximum, you are calling them dishonest. I don’t call them dishonest at all. The players that were on the pitch today, they gave everything.” Mourinho responded.
On title race and a top-four finish, Mourinho remained a sceptic on the later but hopes that they can beat their rivals and clinch a Champions league slot at the end of the season.
“Of course we can’t win the title. I can’t fix that, but we can still finish fourth. It’s not easy – for sure, we are going to finish in the top six, like all the other historical top teams. But we can get the fourth position. Now, we must aim for fifth and probably later we can look to fourth.” the Old Trafford boss explained.
