Jose Mourinho responds to Liverpool fans who criticized Luis Suarez during the defeat in Barcelona

Jose Mourinho admits he "loved" Luis Suarez's performance in Barcelona's Champions League victory in Liverpool and congratulated the Uruguayan for showing no emotion towards his former club.

Suarez opened the scoring in Barca's 3-0 win at Camp Nou, while Lionel Messi scored two goals late in the game to allow Liverpool to perform a minor miracle for Anfield to qualify for the Champions final League.

But Liverpool fans have widely criticized Suarez for celebrating his goal and his decision to constantly upset the players of Jurgen Klopp.

The Uruguayan has also been criticized by former Liverpool striker John Aldridge for failing to show any respect to his former club, while Jamie Carragher warned him that he was "in the dark". he would receive an icy welcome when he returned to Anfield next week.

But Mourinho defended Suarez's actions and insisted that the Uruguayan history in Liverpool should have been put aside.

"Luis did something that is good and I love it," Mourinho told RT.

"Today, many players play football and sometimes even play, which is a moving and rewarding moment.They always care about the image and certain times when people can say," Oh , good fair play "and" oh, nice, he plays against the team where he played for a few years and where he was loved ".

"It has nothing to do with these 90 minutes.

And during those 90 minutes, he forgot that he had played for Liverpool.

"The only thing he was focused on was his match, his job, going to the finals and winning the Champions League.

"He scored a goal, celebrated the goal, he was fighting people, players he probably likes, players who are probably on the phone [to him] tonight.

'Incredible, incredible attitude. Messi is phenomenal, but to have with him this type of player who can – it is not the word that I want to use – to do the dirty work.

"But it's not dirty, it's important work, and on top of that, the goal is phenomenal.

"You can watch and say that Matip is attracted to the ball, Van Dijk let him make the move and lost it, but the movement is phenomenal.

& # 39; It makes a small first movement, which is almost a disguised movement, a meter here and I take the defender with me, at least mentally because the defender thinks I'm going in that direction, and now I will attack the space in front and bye.