Paul Ince acknowledges that he discovered Liverpool lacked the mindset needed to achieve the same level of success as Manchester United soon after he controversially signed with them. The 53-year-old, who played for both United and Liverpool in the Premier League era, joined Roy Evans’ team in 1997 after being sold to Inter Milan by United two years earlier. Despite his time at Anfield, Ince did not win any trophies and was eventually transferred to Middlesbrough in 1999 under manager Gerard Houllier. Nevertheless, the player, who represented England in 53 games, thinks that the mentality of Liverpool was the main reason for their lack of success in the late 1990s, despite having talented players such as Robbie Fowler, Jamie Redknapp, Michael Owen, and David James. Additionally, the player discusses his experience of being sent off and how it had a significant impact on his career, but he is now thriving while on loan. Mainoo’s journey involved falling in love with Casemiro and turning down the opportunity to join City. Ince mentioned on talkSPORT that the level of expectation was different at United compared to Liverpool. I always believed that there was an expectation to win at Manchester United, just as there is now. When you join Manchester United, the expectation is to continuously achieve victory. When I arrived at Liverpool, it was evident that the players lacked the desire to win the championship. Listen, we had a very, very good side; Fowler, McManaman, Redknapp, Patrik Berger, okay.
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