Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho is eager to beat Liverpool in their Premier League clash (Image: GETTY)
Manchester United face Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, aiming to put the league leaders to the sword.
Mourinho's men have endured a horrendous campaign so far, with Wednesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Valencia seeing their season hit an all-time low.
These are dark days for Manchester United and everybody associated with the club - made worse by the form Liverpool have managed under Jurgen Klopp.
The Reds reached the Champions League knockout stages with a 1-0 win over Napoli in midweek, and go into Sunday's match at Anfield a point clear of Manchester City at the Premier League summit.
But the United boss insists he will try and steer his side to all three points.
“I’m going to try, I’m going to try, I always try and I want to play a team that is capable to be with me on that desire and on that ambition and on that confidence.
“We know that we are going to play against the leader, against a team in a high, but we have our qualities, we have our potential and even with the problems we have and the doubts in terms of team choice, if tactics, approach, philosophy, we have doubts about everything but we are going to arrive with the players we have available and going to have a team capable of going there and fight for the victory.”
Man Utd's struggles are a stark contrast to Liverpool, who are soaring under Jurgen Klopp (Image: GETTY)
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Yet while Liverpool are soaring, they are yet to win a trophy under Jurgen Klopp.
It is common knowledge that it bugs Mourinho that he does not get the respect he feels he deserves.
The United boss has won two trophies during his time at Old Trafford, while also reaching the FA Cup final last season.
And Mourinho has now replied when asked about Liverpool's lack of silverware.
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“I don’t know, depends on the way you approach it," he said when asked if it mattered.
"I think trophies matter, it matters, especially when you have the potential to fight for trophies and especially when you clearly say the objective is to win the trophy.
“I think sometimes to just say is not very intelligent, but when you have the potential, you have nothing to hide, you know from day one your potential and your desire has a relation with the potential because to say we want to win.
“Everyone can say that but another is to say the potential in a way you have but I think Jurgen said already they want to win the Premier League, that is their objective.”