Daily Mirror

HE’S MOUR LIKE MY FATHER

- BY STEVE MADELEY

BURTON boss Nigel Clough believes Jose Mourinho is a modern-day version of his no-nonsense dad Brian.

Clough Junior says comparison­s between the ‘Special One’ and his legendary old man are inescapabl­e.

Clough Snr (right), who won European Cups and League Championsh­ips with Nottingham Forest and Derby, even compared himself to Mourinho when the Portuguese boss first arrived at Chelsea.

“The way they deal with things in such a no-nonsense manner is similar,” said Nigel.

“I think they look at things in very similar ways.

“The way he deals with the press and the media, Jose says what he thinks – and that’s the biggest similarity.” In a biography of Brian, it was revealed Clough had said of Mourinho: “He reminds me a lot of me when I was his age, but I was better looking!” Nigel Clough takes Burton to Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup tonight with Brewers skipper Jake Buxton urging his teammates to show no fear and to have a go at United’s stars.

Buxton and Brewers teammate Stephen Warnock were part of a Wigan defence who lost 4-0 at United in the FA Cup in January. Buxton said: “We were doing OK at halftime but they went up the gears in the second half.

“The key is not to let the occasion get to you. It’s a chance to punch with the big boys. You have to stand toeto-toe and have a go at them.”

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