JOSE MOURINHO has stoked up his bitter rivalry with Liverpool by
writing off their chances of snatching Chelseas title.
The Blues boss still bristles when anyone mentions their Champions
League semi-final defeat at Anfield in May 2005 and last seasons
FA Cup semi-final KO.
But while Mourinho believes Rafa Benitezs Kop aces are capable of
posing a threat, he fears Manchester United and Arsenal MORE.
And he put the boot in even further when he insisted the Gunners
and United play BETTER football and have invested wisely in quality
players.
United this week finally landed Michael Carrick from Spurs in an
£18.6million swoop while Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has added £6.8m
buy Tomas Rosicky to his impressive group of hungry
youngsters.
Mourinho said: I still believe Man United and Arsenal will, in
spite of the fact Arsenal finished fourth and Liverpool third,
still be the better teams.
The quality of their football, the way they play, the improvements
in their squads, it all adds up.
United will improve a lot by having Michael Carrick. Hes a very,
very good player and he will improve them.
United have had some problems since Roy Keane went to Celtic but
they have already a very good team.
They dont need to go out and buy 10 new players to improve their
team, they just choose the right players for the right
position.
I think its the right choice to get Carrick. Hes a big
improvement for them and I think they can be a very strong
team.
Arsenal were not successful in the Premiership. But you can say
they had success because they reached the final of the Champions
League playing very good football.
They have a very good group of players and some young players with
great motivation. Rosicky is also a very important player for them
and can bring them the right kind of quality.
I dont want to compare Rosicky to Dennis Bergkamp because
Bergkamp was more than special.
But there is no doubt Rosicky can bring that kind of quality to
the left side.
