Premier League: that’s what Mourinho says after Tottenham’s loss to Liverpool

Mourinho after Tottenham’s defeat against Liverpool: “the best team has lost”

Champions Liverpool win the Premier League’s top game against Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. With the victory, the “Reds” at the top of the table can create a three-point cushion. Tottenham remains in second place, but behind them are hunter after hunter.

Liverpool’s winning goal only fell in the 90th minute when Roberto Firmino headed in after Andrew Robertson’s corner kick to 2-1.

“He was not amused,” was Tottenham coach José Mourinho at the end of the game. The Portuguese said in a post-match interview that it was a terrible result but that he was satisfied with the performance of his team.

When asked about a short conversation with Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp after the match, Mourinho said: “I told him the best team had lost and he disagreed, but that’s his opinion.”

At first glance, Mourinho’s statements seem rather confusing, as Liverpool clearly dominated the game with 75% possession and 17: 8 shots. But a closer look at the statistics shows that Tottenham had better chances. When it comes to expected goals (xG), the statistics speak for the Londoners, who were even closer to victory.

The Portuguese not only believed that he was training the best team, but also that he knew how to behave better than his Liverpool counterpart: “If I had to behave on the sidelines like Jürgen Klopp did, I would have to go to the stands and I would be banned for a long time” .

The next round of the Premier League is already the weekend. Liverpool will face Crystal Palace on Saturday, and Tottenham will continue on Sunday in the next main game against Leicester City (fourth place, one point behind Tottenham); maybe the best team will win.

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