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JOSE Mourinho has fired a title warning to Liverpool – a month before the sides meet in Anfield’s curtain raiser to the new season.

The Chelsea boss reckons Rafael Benitez will be under more pressure than ever to land the Premiership, because of his summer spending spree.

“Everybody wants that pressure because, when you have it, it means you have real chances of succeeding,” Mourinho said.

“But you could say the pressure is a bit higher on Liverpool because, at this moment, they cannot point at other people.

“In other years, they could say: ’Oh, these guys, they’ve spent a lot of money so they have to win’. This season, they have to talk differently. They have high responsibilities and high expectations.

“In the last three years, it’s been Chelsea and Manchester United in the league, and it’s been a long time since Liverpool won the Premiership. So they really want it.

“I heard something earlier this summer – Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and John Arne Riise saying it has to be this season.

“We want it too. But it’s been four years with Benitez and they want the Premiership. They don’t hide it - Benitez, the players, they all speak about winning the title. I think winning nothing last season was frustrating for them, but they’ve got a good squad, so they’ll be better.”