Jurgen Klopp was the last manager to face Jose Mourinho during his time at Manchester United, beating him 3-1 on Sunday.
Manchester United have announced, Mourinho has been sacked from the club.
Liverpool boss says, Jose Mourinho still has his respect.
"He’s a very competitive guy. Very ambitious. Really competitive. He has all my respect," said Klopp at his press conference ahead of Friday night's clash with Wolves at Molineux, where Liverpool will bid to go four points clear at the top of the table.
“He’s unbelievably successful and I can imagine the last few months were not a joy for nobody, especially not him.
“It’s not nice when you have to face these questions every day but nobody can take away all the things he has won. I wish he has that in his mind and not other things that have happened in the last few months. He is an outstanding manager.”