Former Liverpool great Phil Thompson believes that Jose Mourinho has always been desperate to manage his old club.
Jurgen Klopp's men face Mourinho's Spurs in the capital on Saturday evening as they look to maintain their impressive start to the campaign.
The Reds currently hold a 28-point lead over Spurs in the league table, with the north London outfit coming into the game without a win in their last three matches in all competitions.
But despite Spurs’ poor run of form, Thompson believes Mourinho will be going all out to end Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the season as he loves nothing more than to get one over on the Reds.
"Jose loves nothing better than to upset Liverpool, Liverpool fans," Thompson told Sky Sports.
"This will be another opportunity for him. I think it's one of those big things that deep down, he would really have loved to have managed Liverpool, so when it comes down to it he wants to beat us, and do his utmost to put one over on us.
"That'll give him another opportunity this weekend. What will he do? How will he set up?
"Has he got the players to defend deep? Has he got the players to attack?
"This is a Spurs side who are expected to win games playing a certain way, but sometimes Jose would rather sit back and hit on the counter-attack, and have a low block."
