Liverpool news: ‘People texted me and said it was my fault Man Utd sacked Jose Mourinho’
LIVERPOOL star Xherdan Shaqiri has revealed he’s received text messages from people blaming him for Manchester United’s decision to sack Jose Mourinho.
“There were a lot of good messages about the United game at first and then, when the news came out about Mourinho, I had messages saying: ‘That’s your fault!’
“But this is football sometimes. I don’t think it was just because we won that game that United wanted to change their manager.
“There were other reasons but it means the game goes down in history. It will always be in my history too.
“I’m very glad I helped the team win. That is the most important thing and I was delighted to have an impact on such an important game.
Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri celebrates his goal against Man Utd (Image: PA)
“I knew before that there was a big rivalry between Liverpool and Man United but to score two goals was very beautiful.
“I will never forget this game. It was a special day not only for me but for the club, too, and to be back on top of the table is always a nice look.”
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been hugely impressed with how Shaqiri has adapted to life at Anfield.
And the 27-year-old says he is delighted with how he has started.
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Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri celebrates after the final whistle (Image: PA)
He said: “This team and this coach have given me everything.
“You can see on the pitch that I feel very happy here and am playing maybe my best football. I’m a player who always wants to improve and this has been the perfect move for me. I’m delighted with how it’s going.
“Every player wants to play, that’s pretty normal. Every player is unhappy when he’s on the bench, that’s pretty normal too. But it’s football, only 11 players can start, and the coach has his gameplan for each game.
"It’s OK how it’s going at the moment. I wanted to play Champions League again. I had played in it before and I missed the Champions League a lot, so I wanted that again and the chance to play there again with Liverpool was perfect.”