United showed at Crystal Palace in extremis that they are better on the front foot but their manager’s safety-first mentality is likely to hold sway at home to LiverpoolJosé Mourinho should let Manchester United off the leash – but will he dare? At United Mourinho has an array of forward talents yet his managerial DNA means they continue to be constrained. 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. Facebook Twitter Pinterest José Mourinho said he used Jesse Lingard as a ‘crazy right-back’ at Crystal Palace. The Palace manager, Roy Hodgson, later pointed to how “Rashford, Lukaku, Mata, Lingard, Sánchez and Luke Shaw” flew forward.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2018 12:19 UTC