IMPROVING players should be one of the primary targets for any world class manager and as Jose Mourinho has highlighted at Manchester United this season, it is no easy task. IMPROVING players should be one of the primary targets for any world class manager and as Jose Mourinho has highlighted at Manchester United this season, it is no easy task. John Aldridge: There's one main difference between Mourinho and his rivals - and it's hurting his star playersMourinho has long relied on the cheque-book to sign footballers who don’t need too much work and will make an instant impact in his team, with his masterplan working well over the course of his successful career. Would Mourinho have got the same kind of productivity out of Firmino as Klopp has done? I doubt it, but that is the sign of a manager keen to develop players and one that relies on different methods to get success.

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2018 20:03 UTC