Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho has resolved a major player issue
That is the view of ESPN FC pundit and ex-Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson. Robson reckons having veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and on a lesser scale Wayne Rooney, in the team contributed to them finishing sixth last term. Red Devils boss Mourinho bought Romelu Lukaku in the summer and has started Marcus Rashford in all but one of their Premier League games to date this season. And Robson says that pace has made United into the side he thought Mourinho would build in his time at Old Trafford.
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ESPN Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho has resolved a major issue by bringing pace into his side, says Robson
That was the major problem when they had Ibrahimovic up front and Rooney for the first part of it playing behind Stewart Robson on Man Utd
“What they are doing now is playing with more pace,” he said. “They’re passing the ball forward, they’ve got runners beyond the ball, which they didn’t have last year. “That was the major problem when they had Ibrahimovic up front and Rooney for the first part of it playing behind and he didn’t use Rashford enough. “Now they’re passing the ball forward, they’ve got forward runners.
ESPN Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho brought in Romelu Lukaku this summer from Everton to bring added pace