Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho whilst accepting the Liverpool clash is an important game for the fans argues it just one of many fixtures over a season.

"The season for me is not about the Anfield match and the Old Trafford match in January. The season is about many matches, many points to win, lose and targets to achieve.

"I always like to play at Anfield. I won many times there, I also lost. I won big matches, lost big matches so I cannot say I like to go there because I'm always successful, it's not true.

"I like the atmosphere, normally the characteristics of the matches.

"Being Manchester United manager means something more because we cannot compare the historical rivalry between my previous club and Liverpool and Man United and Liverpool.

"It's just a big match that can be comparable to Inter-Milan to Madrid-Barcelona, maybe Porto–Benfica. Maybe comparable to one of these matches and I like."