5 jobs Jose Mourinho missed out on

#2 Liverpool

Jose Mourinho (right) shared a fractious relationship with Rafa Benitez (left) and Liverpool

Before Mourinho came to England as the manager of Chelsea, he had his eyes set on managing Liverpool. According to former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy, the bosses at Anfield were torn between him and Rafa Benitez back in 2004. However, the Reds decided to go with Benitez after his La Liga and UEFA Cup victory with Valencia. In September this year, Murphy went into details about the whole incident.

He said, “When Benitez was appointed at Liverpool, it was between him and Mourinho. I know that for a fact. Mourinho wanted the Liverpool job massively … I know Mourinho was massively disappointed.”

Maybe that’s why the Special One has always had a difficult relationship with Benitez and the club as a whole. Mourinho has been visibly antagonistic towards Benitez and the Reds and the snub back in 2004 could be the reason behind it.