Two second-half goals from sub Xherdan Shaqiri sealed the win for Liverpool, which took them back above Manchester City at the top of the table. (Image: Clive Brunskill)And under-fire Mourinho, whose position is once again under threat, blamed the injured players he inherited from former bosses David Moyes and Louis van Gaal for United's current inability to compete with the likes of Liverpool and City. “If you look to the stats with Mr Van Gaal and David, we had players that are permanently injured and, when you’re permanently injured, physicality is difficult to get. Robertson, Mane, Salah, Wijnaldum, Keita, Fabinho, they are physical players and on top of that they are good technically. Jubilant Liverpool boss Klopp said: “It was a brilliant start, one of the best performances we’ve had since I've been at Liverpool.

Source: Daily Mirror December 16, 2018 21:00 UTC