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'Live or die' Sevilla & Brighton games far more important than Liverpool - Mourinho

The Manchester United boss says that the knockout fixtures to come will have a greater bearing on his club's season than Saturday's 2-1 win

Jose Mourinho has insisted that Manchester United’s Champions League clash with Sevilla on Tuesday and FA Cup meeting with Brighton on Saturday mean more to him than this weekend’s 2-1 win over old rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford.

United made the most of two early goals from Marcus Rashford to overcome Jurgen Klopp’s outfit in the 200th competitive meeting between English football’s two most successful clubs on Saturday, but the Portuguese boss says that statement victory will mean little compared to the “live or die” encounters to come in the next seven days.