Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been warned about intoxicating the dressing room with his tactics by former Liverpool legend Jamie Redknapp.
The Red Devils has suffered a massive 4-0 drubbing against Chelsea this Sunday as the Portuguese manager has had the biggest defeat of his managerial career. Mourinho who was returning to Stamford Bridge for the first time since being sacked as the Blues’ manager last season was clearly outwitted by Antonio Conte.
There has been more worries to the Manchester United team as the Blues are still finding their feet under Conte and has been heavily criticized for their poor performances off late.
The 53-year old was also criticized for his side’s boring performance against Liverpool last weekend as they had the least possession in a Premier League game in their entire history and Redknapp feels the manager is alienating his players with his tactics.
‘This is a talented Manchester United squad but they should be going toe-to-toe with Chelsea, not setting up to try to get a draw,’ Redknapp wrote in his column for the Daily Mail.
‘In the first half, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford were playing as extra defenders in a back six. It’s too defensive and the players aren’t able to express themselves.
‘Why is Mourinho leaving out players like Mkhitaryan and persisting with Marouane Fellaini? Is Mkhitaryan injured, or does Jose just not fancy him? Fellaini seems so difficult to play with and it’s affecting Pogba’s game.
‘There will be questions in the dressing room over Jose’s tactics and I worry that the atmosphere could become toxic.
‘People are saying that the players have to adapt to Jose’s style but I disagree. He must change to suit the traditions of a club that produced the most exciting team of the last 20 years.’
Jose Mourinho will be under pressure to deliver as he has spent over 150m in the summer but has so far failed to deliver the results at the club.