Jose Mourinho: I would not have paid to watch Manchester United vs Liverpool

Jose Mourinho delivered a scathing assessment of Manchester United's 4-1 defeat to Liverpool by claiming that were he a fan, he would not have attended the International Champions Cup clash.

Managers Jurgen Klopp and Mourinho have clashed in recent days over spending, and it was Klopp's Reds who came out on top in Michigan with goals from Sadio Mane, Daniel Sturridge, Sheyi Ojo and Xherdan Shaqiri sealing a 4-1 win.

Andreas Pereira scored a free-kick for a heavily weakened United side, but could not stop Liverpool making it two wins from three in the tournament and completing a Manchester double after their 2-1 win over Premier League champions City on Thursday.

Mourinho was clearly frustrated after the game as he bemoaned a lack of key players due to post-World Cup holidays, injuries, and a lack of transfer business for leaving United short of bodies ahead of the new season.

While Mourinho praised the 80,000-strong crowd for creating a good atmosphere, the United boss made no secret of the fact that were he a paying customer, the weakened teams on show in Michigan would not have tempted him to attend.

"The atmosphere was good, but if I was them I wouldn’t come," Goal reports him as saying. "I wouldn’t spend my money to see these teams.

"For example I was watching Chelsea against Inter on television today. The people there decided the beach is better than this, so the stadium was empty.

“These people here showed how much they love their clubs. They come just to enjoy their clubs. That is fantastic, and why people like [Ander] Herrera and others have so much respect for the fans, and they give everything they have."

Mourinho also suggested that the lack of star names on show in the International Champions Cup could have a negative impact on football in the US.

"The passion that many Americans have for soccer deserves more. It deserves the best teams.

"What creates passion is quality, the good players, the good teams. It’s a good Liverpool/Manchester United, a good Manchester United/Real Madrid. But then you have the World Cup, no respect for the clubs or the players, the players deserve holidays. It’s confused.

"I feel sorry for people that work since 2004 to try to promote soccer in the country, the way they invest to bring the best clubs in the U.S.

"We and some other clubs, Liverpool was different, were not able to give the people the real quality football, which is what can attract even more passion."