Manchester United Manager Mourinho Hails MU Free Scoring
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Manchester United (MU) manager Jose Mourinho is glad his side are able to score goals freely in the defensive Premier League this season.
Joint leaders in the league with Manchester City with 13 points from five games, Manchester United beat Everton 4-0 on Sunday and have defeated West Ham United and Swansea with identical scorelines.
Mourinho, whose side drew 15 games last season as they finished sixth, was pleased with the "clear difference" in their data-style of play and the ability to push on for wins this season.
"I think the Premier League is becoming defensive... many teams try to play with five at the back plus two or three in the middle," he told the club's website (www.manutd.com).
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"Two teams try to match each other and play the same system and it's 0-0 or 1-0."
Manchester United scored three of their four goals after the 80-minute mark against Everton as their opponents committed more players forward late on in search of goals.
"When you have a little bit more space, you try in the last part of the game and they (Everton) were losing 2-0 and they (came at us) more and gave us more spaces," he said.
"We played better and we score more goals."
Mourinho said Manchester United (MU) must now shift their focus to the League Cup where the defending champions face Burton Albion in the third round on Wednesday.
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