More caution from Mourinho against Liverpool, Watford scent Arsenal blood and Carvalhal’s chance for revenge on Wagner
After Manchester United scrounged a 0-0 draw at Anfield in October, José Mourinho suggested Liverpool had played conservatively. United, he reckoned, had begun more adventurously before a lack of options forced them to batten down the hatches. “They played with a very strong midfield, with three real midfield players: Can, Henderson and Wijnaldum. We had only two. In the second half they bought Coutinho to play also inside and I had nobody on the bench to help me change the direction of the game. So the second half was tactical and organisational, but difficult for us to play more.” United have more options now (Paul Pogba is back, Alexis Sánchez has signed and Scott McTominay has emerged) and Liverpool have fewer (having sold Philippe Coutinho) – so how much will Mourinho tell his side to play on Saturday at Old Trafford? Chances are that with United two points above Liverpool and aware that Jürgen Klopp’s side would relish an attacking approach from the home side, Mourinho will advise caution again. But that would not justify starting Sánchez ahead of Marcus Rashford. PD
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