Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham: 4 mistakes by Mourinho that cost United the game

#3 Completly changing his Centerback pairing before an important game

Eric Bailly should have started alongside Smalling

Jose has done little to settle his defense. While it is true that he does not have too many options, taking out Bailly completely from the match was a big mistake. He went with Smalling and Jones and although they were decent in the first half, Jones was completely at fault for the Kane goal.

There was no covering for Luke Shaw from Jones before the second goal, which saw Eriksen jog to the right with all the time in the world, and when you give a player of his qualities the time and space to impact a game, he generally punishes you. Eriksen found Moura free in the box, the United defense was all over the place again and the Brazilian scored.

Jones’ injury added further woes and Mourinho had to draft in Lindelof in a hurry. Smalling and Lindelof showed no signs of any partnership and the Swede almost gifted Alli a goal before a brilliant De Gea bailed him out.

Every time Spurs went forward, they looked like they would score. Smalling surrendered himself to Moura before the end of the game, who move past his challenge with ease and scored Spur's third.

In Mourinho's defense, the Portuguese desperately wanted to add a defender in the summer. It seems the United team are hell-bent on showing the board why.