The perfect job for Jose? Liverpool are in better form than bitter rivals United but Mourinho loves it when the odds are against him

This is classic Jose Mourinho territory. With his back against the wall and the hand grenades already tossed, all the Manchester United manager needs now is the kind of performance from his team that has so typified his genius over the years. 


Mourinho - who arrived at Liverpool's Titanic Hotel with his squad on Sunday night (above) - prides himself on this. The sheer cussedness. The bloody mindedness.