Jose Mourinho recalled moment he changed his mind about Liverpool because of Jurgen Klopp

Jose Mourinho is rarely one to praise his rivals, least of all Liverpool, so the fact that Jurgen Klopp brought some positivity out of the Portuguese is notable.

Mourinho had plenty of run-ins with the Reds during his two stints as Chelsea manager.

He was linked with the job before Rafa Benitez's appointment, and the 2005 'ghost goal' incident was one of many run-ins between the two clubs in the first few years of the century.

Mourinho's relationship with Liverpool was a troubled one during his spells with Chelsea and Manchester United

The rivalry between Liverpool and Man Utd, meanwhile, didn't need Mourinho to invigorate it. There was room for more drama, though, with Mourinho and Klopp notably clashing during a 2017 draw.

Mourinho

"[Klopp] thought I was asking for his player to be sent off," Mourinho said after the Old Trafford draw.

"I wasn’t. There was no problem at all. I think the game was correct."

Klopp, however, contested his opposite number's stance on an incident involving Roberto Firmino.

Klopp

“He [Mourinho] wanted the minimum of a yellow card, I don’t know

"I think the ref whistled before anything else happened. Roberto is a footballer from head to toe and he wanted to stay in the game. He could have passed the ball but that was a yellow card for Herrera and nothing else."

Mourinho saw his Man Utd tenure cut short after a December defeat at Anfield. Months later, though, it was another Liverpool win which caught the eye

Klopp's team were playing catch-up in the title race by the time they faced Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals...

Mourinho on LFC victory over Barcelona

"For me, this [comeback] has one name - Jurgen. This is about him,"

"This is a reflection of his personality don't give up his fighting spirit, every player giving everything. He's not crying because he's missing [injured] players, he's not crying because they're playing 50 or 60 matches a season."

"Today is about Jurgen's mentality. This is not about tactics, not about philosophy. This is about heart and soul and fantastic empathy he has created with that group of players."