Blood Red: Marine build up to their massive FA Cup tie v Tottenham Hotspur
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Jose Mourinho believes that Liverpool providing non-league side Marine with help around analysis before their FA Cup clash with Tottenham Hotspur is "absolutely normal".
The Spurs boss takes his side to Rossett Park on Sunday in the third round proper of the competition - in a match that represents the biggest gulf between two teams to ever face off in the historic tournament.
And the Portuguese manager is going to show his Northern Premier League Division One North West opposition "respect" by preparing for the game properly and travelling to Crosby to return back to London with a win.
In an exclusive chat with the ECHO, Marine boss Neil Young revealed that the Reds had supplied him with video analysis of Tottenham.
"Liverpool helping Marine I think is normal," Mourinho said.
"You know they are neighbours and I'm pretty sure there is an emotional connection between them. If they gave them analysis from us and access to footage they wouldn't have, I feel it absolutely normal.
"What can we expect? We need to see the pitch - it is important for the safety of the players that the pitch is okay, I believe they're trying to do everything they can to have the best possible pitch.
"It's a club and a group of boys playing the game of their careers - so what can we do apart from respect them and win the match? Nothing.
"I always believe that to show respect to these teams is to beat them, to show respect to them is to play with a good team and with a team that takes responsibility, has motivation and goes there to win the game.
"That is to show respect and that is the cup mentality of the big teams.
"If we go there and lose, it would be amazing for them but I think it would be a lack of respect from us to them.
"We are preparing for the game normally, we train today looking at that game and we had a tactical meeting looking at that game, we are going there to win the match."