Liverpool, a lunchtime kick-off, a packed Old Trafford, the fight for second place. The scene is set on Saturday for Manchester United’s juices to flow and José Mourinho to issue a battle cry to his players that would draw on the club’s storied tradition of going for the jugular against their great rivals.

Except, that is just not the Portuguese’s style. It has certainly not been since he took over at United in the summer of 2016. And there is a firm argument that going gung-ho and attack-first has not been Mourinho’s style for a long time. Certainly not since his first Chelsea title-winning side of 2004-5 that featured Arjen Robben and Damien Duff as flying wingmen and accumulated a record 95 points.

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United fans look at free-flowing runaway leaders, Manchester City, and Jürgen Klopp’s visitors and wonder how exciting United might be if Mourinho allowed more freedom.

The conundrum was laid open in Monday’s 3-2 win at Crystal Palace. Only when trailing 2-0 in the second half and Mourinho’s hand was forced did United fizz.

Before, they were pedestrian and functional as per the norm. Mourinho’s prevailing calculation is the corollary of this approach contains and nullifies the opponent. Jerami Grant Youth jersey Cancel them out, snuff any verve, and stodginess prevails – the aim being to emerge with an “economical” win.

Against Palace the strategy went south as United entered the break 1-0 behind, received an earful from Mourinho, then conceded again three minutes into the http://www.bearsfootballofficialauthentic.com/YOUTH+QUINTIN+DEMPS+J... second half.

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