IN THE WAKE of Man United’s defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, the topic of Jose Mourinho’s tactics came up for discussion on last night’s Monday Night Football.
In his first season at Old Trafford, Mourinho has guided Man United to the semi finals of the Europa League but their hopes of finishing inside the top four have rapidly dwindled over the last few weeks.
One of the criticisms levelled at Mourinho has been the tactics he has employed, with United failing to score in any of their away games against top six sides this season.
On Sunday, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata were effectively employed as wing backs with the visitors offering little or no attacking threat.
Speaking ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Middlesbrough last night, Jamie Carragher said fans shouldn’t be surprised by the way Mourinho has United playing, with Gary Neville arguing that they will play a more entertaining brand of football once the manager stamps his mark on the squad.
It all made for a pretty lively, and fascinating, debate.
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