Jose Mourinho called into question whether Liverpool have the right mentality to lift their first Premier League crown before the title-chasers were held to a goalless draw at Everton.

The Portuguese highlighted their recent form, with just two wins and four draws from six league games, as evidence that they are 'not the same' as earlier in the season, with the derby stalemate leaving them one point behind leaders Manchester City.

Having started the season in electric form, Jurgen Klopp's team have seen their momentum falter in recent weeks after drawing against Leicester, West Ham and Manchester United in 2019.

Liverpool have struggled recently with four draws in their last six Premier League games

Mourinho told BeIN Sports: 'I think Liverpool are not the same as they were a few months ago where everything was going in their direction.

'The Salah chance would be a goal. these little things, I don't think they are as they were before.

'He would have scored six weeks ago with his right foot, with a deflection, with a rebound.

'For example, my last match (for Manchester United) against Liverpool, the two winning goals were two deflections. They had moments but I think this is not their moment.'

Jose Mourinho believes that Jurgen Klopp's men need to find a way to win when playing badly

Alongside the collective downturn in performance, the former Manchester United boss also picked out the declining form of individual players within the team.

'I don't think it is misfortune, I just think it is moments,' he added.

'You can see for example [James] Milner for a period was a phenomenal player for them, he's on the bench. Why? Because the form is going a little, because he is a little tired, because he has a little knock and is not fully fit.

'The same happened with Firmino. He is coming back now, is he fit to start? No probably not. That is why he is on the bench.

'They are having these little problems.'

Mourinho highlighted the recent form and fitness struggles of Roberto Firmino

Mourinho drew comparisons to the struggles his Chelsea sides faced during their title-winning campaigns, and suggested the Reds inability to overcome Manchester United could haunt them.

'In my experience, it is very difficult to win a title and from day one you go always. It happened to the Invincibles and it almost happened to us in 2005-2006.

'But normally you have a moment where you go down. It is important in that moment that you win. You have that little thing.

'In my last title at Chelsea we played QPR. QPR were relegated. We played bad but we didn't concede, and in the key moment of the game, the 91st minute, you score and you win. We played awful but we won.

'I think Liverpool is in this moment. Against Manchester United they should win that match but they didn't.'

The title chasers were also held by Bayern Munich at Anfield in Champions League last-16 tie

Their current struggles may also end up harming their chances in the Champions League, according to Mourinho.

He said: 'Even in the Champions League against Bayern they were not sharp.

'I think they are in trouble for the Champions League. 0-0 at home is not a bad result at all but I don't see them go to Munich and impose themselves. I think they are, in this moment, so-so.'