3 reasons why Manchester United should sack Jose Mourinho 

Manchester United is one of the best teams in world football. The culture, history and success has been unrivalled in English football. Their very best players in different generations such as Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham and Wayne Rooney have passed through the ranks.

These were all quality players who grew into the philosophy of Sir Alex Ferguson, a Scot with a flair for winning in style. Ferguson could line up seven defensive minded players against a team like Arsenal and still get a win.

Just what happened to Manchester United? Ferguson left and with him, the traditions that made the club great. The fighting spirit and ability to play with a heart even in defeat is something that has rarely been seen since he retired.

Of course, the new managers that followed came with their own management style and philosophy. David Moyes proved not to be cut out to handle a big team while the more accomplished Louis Van Gaal introduced a culture that lingers in the club to date. This is a system of negative football and backward passing movement.

Under Jose Mourinho, United have been blowing hot and cold this season and for the most parts of his tenure. This inconsistency has affected the results and the fans' confidence in the team. It is still early days in the season, and the United leadership should frankly just cut Mourinho loose before the ship sinks and here is why.

#3 Player treatment

Mourinho has failed at adequately handling his players

Mourinho quite merely has proven over the years to kill the top players' development. Also, he has shown to have a certain bias with total disregard to the team's success. The careers of sensational talents such as Mohammed Salah and Kevin DeBruyne never took off.

Mourinho rarely played them and they left for greener pastures. The same could be said of Memphis Delay who became an instant sensation at Lyon. All these players flourished when they left Mourinho's grasp.

At Real Madrid, he had an issue with Iker Casillas and benched him when he was clearly their best goalkeeper. This destabilised the team and the same has been with seen with young stars Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba. He completely mishandled their situations thus fuelling talk of a transfer. It will not be surprising if these players eventually blossom in another team if they leave.

#2 Tactics

Some of Mourinho's tactics have been questionable

Manchester United has built a solid reputation and success around the foundation of fluid attacking and a compact defensive setup. This has seen the team have an admirable win record even in the face of conceding goals.

Mourinho's has shown to fancy cautious play which has allowed the even inferior opposition to gain confidence when playing United. That is why teams such as Burnley and Watford could still cause United some problems despite being two goals down at halftime.

Wolverhampton Wanderers exploited these tactics at Old Trafford of all places and got away with a point. United need a coach with an all-out attacking mentality that will restore the fear factor in teams. One is never sure the type of Manchester United that will come out of the tunnel regardless of the opposition's pedigree.

#1 Mentality

Mourinho does not inspire motivation in the team.

Mourinho has a reputation for being arrogant. In press conferences, he rides on the back of his past accomplishments. Yes, they may be great but does nothing to help the club's current fortunes.

He fails to inspire belief in his players and instead criticizes them openly. What does the open criticism do to a player's confidence? He has not shied away from taking a swing at the United leadership in the past which is not good for the club.

The United mentality should be of winning and positive play. Mourinho does not instil that in his players and would deploy the route one football of target men in the box which is speculative. He may have stated that this is his dream job but not all things work out so it might be time for the board to cut their losses and look elsewhere.