Mourinho was criticised for a cautious approach in last season’s goalless draw at Anfield but gave a sarcastic reply when asked if he would be more on the front foot tomorrow, given his team have been full of goals and confidence this season.
He said: “Yep, I play with one defender and nine strikers, don't worry about it! We play with one guy behind and then we go with a new system and we play with nine strikers, don't worry about it.”
“It's just one more match, it could be the first, could be the eighth or ninth or the last one. Probably if it was the last match [of the season] maybe it would decide something important but October for me is just another match.
"I understand the tradition, the emotions around the supporters but I look at it in a professional way, what I try to tell my players from the beginning of the season is every match is important, there are no easy matches, there are no matches you prepare more carefully than others so if I try to instil this mentality in them then I am not going to say this match is more important than others.”
He said: “This is funny for me when people speak about big atmospheres - it looks like we don't like them and it's a problem for us to go to a certain place.
“But this is what we want so I am surprised when people talk about that in a negative way, I am surprised when I hear former big players speak about atmospheres like they were something sinister.
"But it motivates us, if we could have every match like that we would love to have every match.
“When Barcelona played against Las Palmas in an empty stadium recently, do you think the players were happy with that?
“We are speaking about Anfield in this case as if it's a big problem. But it's a satisfaction, it's what we want.
“I’ve never seen a player yet who complains this atmosphere is very strong. When we don't play at home and don't see a big enthusiasm from the people, we complain.
“We are going to play against a big team with a great tradition in an amazing stadium, we know the fans have a huge animosity against Manchester United historically, but this is what we want.
“We have these beautiful conditions, it's beautiful to play at Anfield.”