Jurgen Klopp’s side are missing a number of key players due to injuries, with Van Dijk, who is out for the foreseeable future with a serious knee injury, joined in the treatment room by the likes of Thiago Alcantara, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota.
But Mourinho has little sympathy for Liverpool, insisting that every club has to contend with injuries from time to time and doubts how many of the Reds’ absentees would make the starting eleven if Klopp had a fully fit squad to choose from.
Asked about Liverpool's injury list and the team he is expecting to face, Mourinho replied: "I think Alisson is not injured. [Trent] Alexander-Arnold is not injured. Matip, I believe that he is going to play. Fabinho is not injured. [Andrew] Robertson is not injured. [Jordan] Henderson is not injured. [Georginio] Wijnaldum is not injured. [Mohamed] Salah is not injured. [Roberto] Firmino is not injured. [Sadio] Mane is not injured. Van Dijk is injured, and Van Dijk is a very good player, of course.
"But give me Liverpool's list of injuries and compare that list of injuries with what is the best Liverpool team.
"I can give you a list of injuries at Tottenham. We have two kids of the under-16s with injuries, we have two others in the under-21s and we have three in the under-23s. We have [Erik] Lamela and [Japhet] Tanganga, and here you have a list of players.
"But is [Hugo] Lloris injured? No. [Toby] Alderweireld injured? No. [Eric] Dier injured? No. [Sergio] Reguilon injured? No. Harry Kane injured? No. [Heung-Min] Son injured? No. Lucas [Moura] injured? No.
"So where are the injuries? There are normal injuries, it's normal. James Milner is injured, Lamela is injured, and every club now and again has injuries. Liverpool has a big injury, which is Van Dijk."
