Centre backsJosé Mourinho made a point of fielding a weak back four last night. In what could be construed as a message to Ed Woodward, Mourinho fielded Scott McTominay and Timothy Fosu-Mensah at centre back alongside Eric Bailly. Perhaps it was a reminder from Mourinho to United’s executive vice-chairman that he does not feel that he has adequate cover at centre back. “We tried to organise the best possible team to defend against them,” the United manager said. “Fosu-Mensah is a right back, McTominay is a midfielder.

Source: The Times August 01, 2018 08:03 UTC