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

#2 Plan B - Fellaini

Mourinho's plan B is not a plan at all

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Only in Manchester United, when the going gets tough, bring on Fellaini. When you are two goals down, bring on Fellaini. Not your 20-year-old attacking player, with bundles of pace, no Sir, we do not do that under Jose Mourinho.

What did Fellaini do? Fellaini did what Fellaini usually does. He jogged around, knocked a few people down, had no idea where to play and he allowed Trippier, a man half his size, to pull him down in the penalty box. Those who saw his dive to in the penalty box will admit that it was one of the most pathetic attempts to hog a penalty in a football field.

Mourinho’s actions have sometimes been questionable, but he really outdid himself against Spurs. He took off Herrera, put on Alexis Sanchez, and returned to a back two. He then took off Matic, his holding midfielder and put on Fellaini.

To the average viewer, it would look like Matic, starting in his first game of the season, was not fit for the whole game, so why not let Herrera take the holding position and let Sanchez replace Matic? Why not put on Rashford for Lingard?

Mourinho’s stubborn reliance on Fellaini, who constantly contributes nothing to a game of football, keeps hurting United - his Plan B is not a plan at all.