Jose Mourinho now thinks very differently about World Cup star Liverpool are 'following'

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Liverpool could revisit the chance to bring in a future star, years after the Benfica winger opted against joining themJose Mourinho offered a glowing assessment of Andreas Schjelderup's development at Benfica - a player Liverpool are reportedly monitoring at the World Cup. The now‑Real Madrid boss had previously highlighted the winger's evolution under him in Lisbon, having been far less complimentary about Schjelderup's form earlier in the season.According to Tutto Mercato, Liverpool are among several European clubs monitoring Schjelderup's development - having caught the eye for Norway in the World Cup.

A few years on, Schjelderup is a completely different player - one Mourinho described as 'nothing comparable' to the version he inherited when he took charge at Benfica in September."Schjelderup is Schjelderup - he struggles for 90 minutes, he struggles with intensity and the sacrifice of transitions," Mourinho had said at the start of his tenure.The Norwegian didn't see his minutes pick up until the turn of the year, when he started to feature more regularly from the outset. During a press conference ahead of the final match of the Portuguese season against Estoril in May, Mourinho said: "Look, I spoke to him yesterday or the day before and said that he had a lot of reasons to be very proud of himself."Comparing the Schjelderup of months ago with the Schjelderup of today is impossible.

I was in the under-19s team when I got started, but I knew when I was ready that I could take a step up to the first team."But at the club, they said they didn’t expect me to get there this quick! When I am ready, I will take the next step."At the World Cup, Schjelderup has been playing alongside Erling Haaland, though his contributions have come from the bench in Norway's wins over Iraq and Senegal.