Fears that Liverpool would be left behind by its big-spending rivals have proved unfounded: The strategy has worked out just fine. United is three points behind Liverpool in seventh place, despite having had easier-looking fixtures. It's not that you win the league before the season," Klopp said at Liverpool's Melwood training ground. "You have a team without spending money and you have a team with spending a lot of money. "You have to ask them; they are a good team," Mourinho said.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 14, 2016 16:41 UTC