JOSE MOURINHO has admitted he is worried under-fire official Anthony Taylor will be unable to cope with the pressure of refereeing Liverpool against Manchester United.
Taylor, who lives just six miles from Old Trafford, was handed the impossible job of taking charge of tomorrow’s game at Anfield.
It prompted complaints from Liverpool fans while former referees’ chief Keith Hackett said it was “grossly unfair” to the Manchester-born referee to pick him for this match.
And United boss Mourinho is concerned that it will be hard for the 37-year-old to give United decisions.
He said: “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.”
The Portuguese boss has also urged fans to steer well clear of Hillsborough and Munich disaster chants and remain civil at Anfield.
“In football we have some football tragedies; if you can speak of them like that, which is the big match we lost, some mistake a player did and you can make fun of that in some way," Mourinho said ahead of Monday's showdown.
“But the human tragedy is something much more serious, and I think is the last thing somebody should use in a football pitch because they were really big tragedies.
“So I would be really sad if in such a big football match that was a negative point.”
It prompted complaints from Liverpool fans while former referees’ chief Keith Hackett said it was “grossly unfair” to the Manchester-born referee to pick him for this match.
And United boss Mourinho is concerned that it will be hard for the 37-year-old to give United decisions.
He said: “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.”
The Portuguese boss has also urged fans to steer well clear of Hillsborough and Munich disaster chants and remain civil at Anfield.
“In football we have some football tragedies; if you can speak of them like that, which is the big match we lost, some mistake a player did and you can make fun of that in some way," Mourinho said ahead of Monday's showdown.
“But the human tragedy is something much more serious, and I think is the last thing somebody should use in a football pitch because they were really big tragedies.
“So I would be really sad if in such a big football match that was a negative point.”
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