End Their Undefeated Myth

"Liverpool have Annuo; we have Ronaldo too."

In the press room at Carrington Training Ground, Mourinho sat upright at the podium, looking relaxed as though he had the upcoming Northwest Derby well in hand.

"Mr. Mourinho." A reporter in the front row raised his hand. "But Cristiano Ronaldo is already thirty-two. He's a full eleven years older than Annuo."

Mourinho glanced at him, his tone calm. "On the football pitch, age doesn't matter. Statistics do."

"Look at the current Premier League scoring charts. Annuo and Ronaldo have both scored ten goals. That's a fact."

"Then, Mr. Mourinho, are you confident about tomorrow's match?" another reporter pressed. "Anfield is a nightmare for every team."

Mourinho did not hesitate in the slightest. "Confidence? I can responsibly tell you that everyone at Manchester United, from the coaching staff to the personnel to every player, is full of confidence for tomorrow's match!"

The moment he finished speaking, a reporter abruptly and inappropriately spoke up. "Then may I ask, Mr. Mourinho, last year you led your team to the biggest defeat in Northwest Derby history at Anfield. The 7–3 scoreline is still fresh in everyone's minds. Why are you suddenly so confident this year? Is it because Ronaldo has joined?"

The entire press conference fell silent at once.

Even the air seemed to freeze.

Mourinho's expression visibly darkened, his face turning ashen.

He stared deeply at the reporter who had spoken, his eyes filled with an icy chill.

He rose to his feet and calmly instructed the assistant beside him, "Remember him. I don't want to see him at any of my press conferences again."

With that, he left without looking back.

Behind him came the silence of reporters looking at one another, mixed with the rapid clicking of camera shutters.

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