Jose Mourinho pleads for mutual respect

Jose Mourinho has implored supporters of both Manchester United and Liverpool not to overshadow Monday’s meeting at Anfield with disrespectful behaviour.

The two clubs issued a joint statement on Thursday in which they stated any supporter involved in discrimination in the stands would be ejected from the stadium, with further criminal sanctions also possible.

Recent fixtures between the two have been marred by unsavoury references to the Munich and Hillsborough tragedies, and United boss Mourinho has stated he will be upset if there is a repeat of those type of incidents in the latest instalment of the two teams’ rivalry.