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Jermaine Jenas: Man Utd’s movement during win over Swansea nagged me
JERMAINE JENAS concedes he had a bug bear with the way Manchester United played against Swansea.
Mourinho shows Man Utd confidence before Swansea clash
Manchester United strolled to a 4-0 win over Swansea away at the Liberty Stadium yesterday.
United were only 1-0 up at half-time and it took until the 80th minute before the floodgates opened.
Jose Mourinho’s top the table with maximum points from their opening two games.
And Romelu Lukaku has started his United career in fine fashion, netting three goals in two games.
But there was one thing nagging Jenas about United’s display.
“We all watched Manchester United last week - they were outstanding and played free flowing football," Jenas said on Match of the Day.
Jose Mourinho saw his side beat Swansea 4-0
In certain games, Mourinho has to let full-backs bomb on, and they had so many options
“The movement was there for all to see and the pattern of play was impressive too.
“I just thought today it wasn’t as easy as the scoreline suggested.
“Up until 80 mins it always felt they would win even though Swansea caused them problems.
“Jose Mourinho likes to play with wide players tucked in and central.
Romelu Lukaku got on the scoresheet against Swansea
“It’s great when Mkhitaryan, Rashford and Lukaku are central, but they need to do it with Valencia and Blind as wide options.
“They were going down the centre of pitch which I found they were doing on a lot of occasions.
“In certain games, Mourinho has to let full-backs bomb on, and they had so many options.”
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