Mourinho is a genius. Somehow he makes his teams so disciplined and organized that they can play a very defensive approach consistently against great attacking teams and not concede any brain farts. His teams are the hardest to beat no matter how weak or tired the squad is.
I really hope that by the time he leaves Chelsea in 2-3 years Juve will be a financial powerhorse and we can get Mou as Conte's replacement.
I can't imagine Everton doing Liverpool much of a favour, especially now they are a few players down and probably blew their CL spot. But as you say, City do have a choke in them. They play their way and have no other plan.