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Tottenham sit top of the Premier League; the challenge to Spurs will come against less proactive sides but Jose Mourinho has found a way of getting the better of title rivals in one-off games, according to Gary Neville

Gary Neville

Football Expert @GNev2

Tuesday 1 December 2020 11:06, UK

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Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho has tweaked an old tactic he used at Manchester United that now feels innovative and is central to his hopes of winning the Premier League title, says Gary Neville.
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Tottenham host Arsenal in the North London derby on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, and after taking four points from their last two Premier League fixtures, Gary Neville believes Jose Mourinho has found success through innovating an old tactic...

I've watched Spurs the last two games - against Manchester City and against Chelsea - and I think they've had a very good week. When Jose Mourinho was at Manchester United, something just didn't feel right. Perhaps, it was the fit and also the way Jose was.

We always used to refer to 'Mourinho masterclasses' when he won games and that he was wiser, smarter and cuter than the opposition managers. There's been an element of disrespect in the past few years whereby his style of play has been criticised to the point that it's outdated and that the game has now passed him by.

We've seen managers like Mauricio Pochettino, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp come into the league and been absolutely fantastic.

I recall a game when he was Manchester United manager against Liverpool, and I came away thinking that I couldn't watch United playing this way.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was isolated as Manchester United had 35 per cent possession
Image:Zlatan Ibrahimovic was isolated as Manchester United had 35 per cent possession

Mourinho effectively went with a back six and it was desperate to watch. I went away thinking 'United need to have more than that'.

I know Liverpool were the better team and United were in a dip, but they had to bring more than that. It didn't feel very innovative or modern. The problem with that is that United couldn't get their counter-attacks going when the two wide players were so deep. Jose played a non-dominant style of football.

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