Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho reminds me of my dad says Nigel Clough

The Burton manager believes his opponents this evening will be guided by a man that shares many of the characteristics his own father had

Liam Blackburn
Wednesday 20 September 2017 08:16 BST
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Nigel Clough will go head to head with Jose Mourinho on Wednesday evening
Nigel Clough will go head to head with Jose Mourinho on Wednesday evening (Getty)

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Burton manager Nigel Clough will try to cause a Carabao Cup upset at Jose Mourinho's Manchester United on Wednesday when he faces a manager who reminds him of his father Brian.

United are the defending champions after Mourinho equalled Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough's record by winning a fourth League Cup title against Southampton at Wembley in February.

His quest to lift the trophy for a fifth time begins against Clough Junior's Brewers, and the Burton manager believes his opponents will be guided by a man that shares many of the characteristics his own father had.

"I think just the way they go about it and the way that they deal with things in such a no-nonsense manner," he said. "It's black or it's white and that's it. If a player does the job for him, he has him in, and if he doesn't, that's it.

"I think they look at things in very similar ways in that department. I think the way he (Mourinho) deals with the press and the media, there are similarities there but he's just no-nonsense and says what he thinks and that's the biggest similarity."

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