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Liverpool should be jealous of Man United for this reason – Phil Thompson
PHIL THOMPSON believes Liverpool should be jealous of Manchester United's ability to compete for trophies this season.
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Manchester United have won the EFL Cup and are in the final of the Europa League against Ajax in Stockholm in nine days.
Liverpool will finish above Jose Mourinho’s side in the Premier League and will qualify for next season’s Champions League if they beat Middlesbrough on Sunday.
But Jurgen Klopp’s Reds failed to mount a challenge in the three competitions they entered this season.
They lost to Wolves in the FA Cup and Southampton in the semi-final of the EFL Cup.
Phil Thompson says Liverpool should be jealous of Chelsea and Man United
I’ll always be jealous of all teams that go on and win. I’m jealous of Chelsea winning the title
Former Liverpool star Thompson says he’s envious of both United and Chelsea, who won the league last Friday.
“It’s great to finish in the top four and playing in the Champions League but you should always be looking, your football club should be determined by the trophies that you win,” he said on Sky Sports.
“I’ll always be jealous of all teams that go on and win.
Phil Thompson says he's always jealous of teams who win trophies
“I’m jealous of Chelsea winning the title.
“Liverpool were going for the Europa League final last year and we got into the League Cup final last year.
“It’s what I expected my team to be going for.”
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