Mourinho happy but faces pressure after Anfield bore draw


Britain Football Soccer - Liverpool v Manchester United - Premier League - Anfield - 17/10/16 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic

(Reuters) - Jose Mourinho could not help sounding a little smug about denting the hype surrounding Liverpool when he said his Manchester United team had shown that Juergen Klopp's high flyers were not "the last wonder of the world" on Monday.

Yet after a 0-0 draw in the Premier League at Anfield, low on quality and high on yawns, the satisfied Special One might just as well have reflected on the lack of stardust sprinkled by his own expensive wonders, who offered just one shot on target in a game to forget.

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