ANFIELD will remember Gerard Houllier tomorrow night before Liverpool’s match against Tottenham Hotspur. During the minute’s silence for the Frenchman, Jose Mourinho might feel a little shady. The Portuguese’s long feud with the Merseyside club started 16 years ago when his representative made a pitch for Houllier’s job.
The approach came hours before Mourinho announced himself on the English scene with his touchline celebration at Old Trafford after his Porto side’s last-minute equaliser eliminated Manchester United in the knockout round of the Champions League.
Porto went on to win the competition but even at the last-16 stage Mourinho knew he wanted to come to the Premier League. Liverpool, the club he admired while growing up, were his first choice. With Houllier’s time on Merseyside coming to an end, it was the obvious move. Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea had the money but Anfield had the heritage.
Jorge Baidek, Mourinho’s agent at
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