Jose Mourinho makes shocking claim on referee Anthony Taylor who will be incharge at Anfield

Oct 16, 2016 at 2:52 PM

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Jose Mourinho makes shocking claim on referee Anthony Taylor who will be incharge at Anfield

As if the huge debates surrounding the appointment of Anthony Taylor as the referee for the Liverpool – Manchester United clash were not enough, United boss Jose Mourinho has given another controversial statement on the Manchester-born referee.

Several quarters of Liverpool fans have cried foul over the decision to appoint Taylor as the referee for one of the fiercest battles in English football, claiming that his decision might get influenced. And they have their reasons to express their reservations over the decision. The referee in question has given Liverpool more yellow cards per game than their opponents during the Premier League matches he has been in charge of in addition to two red cards. Taylor has issued United no red cards.

And Mourinho believes that the pressure can affect the referee’s performance during the clash on Monday.

Mourinho said:  “I have my view, but I learned a lesson by being so many times punished by some words, so I don’t want to say anything about it.

“I think Mr. Taylor is a very good referee, but I think somebody with intention is putting such a pressure on him that I feel it will be difficult for him to have a very good performance.”

Anthony Taylor

The Portuguese tactician also insisted that his team would not do anything to provoke any action from the referee.

“Our disciplinary record is really, really good. We don’t have problems at all at this level,” he added.

“We are a team that plays with discipline, that is following everything that was told to us in the meetings that we had with the representatives of the Premier League and the referees.

“We don’t press referees, we behave on the touchline so that’s a point that we are very comfortable with.”

Former FA referees’ chief Keith Hackett also raised questions over the appointment saying that “it is grossly unfair”.

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