Mourinho stokes fires for classic

JOSE MOURINHO claims there is no great rivalry between Chelsea and Liverpool despite the two clubs coming face to face for the 10th time in two seasons today (5.05pm).

Mourinho avoided talk of bad blood between the players but sent a chilling message to Rafael Benitez on the eve of their FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. The Chelsea boss reminded the Liverpool manager that he is 15 points ahead of him in the Premiership and that, the last time they met in February, the Reds were outclassed.

Mourinho said: “Only one team played. The other team couldn’t compete against a team who played a magnificent game. Chelsea played very well that day. I don’t remember one single chance for Liverpool. We beat them 2-0, very easily. We scored a good goal which the linesman couldn’t give. We were by far the best team.”