Focus on Jose Mourinho as Tottenham held by Manchester United

Jose Mourinho was up against his former club and almost came away with a win as Tottenham conceded a late penalty in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United.

Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the Portuguese’s evening.

Team selection

Had this game been played on its original date of March 15, Mourinho’s team would have looked nothing like this. At the time Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Moussa Sissoko, Davinson Sanchez and Steven Bergwijn were all injured and the remaining players were demoralised by a Champions League exit and six games without a win. Unsurprisingly all six returned to the starting line-up, with Sanchez chosen for his pace at the back. Dele Alli was banned, Lucas Moura picked up a knock and Giovani Lo Celso was only fit enough for the bench, so it is difficult to know if this was Mourinho’s first-choice team. But it was definitely a stronger XI than he was able to put out before coronavirus struck.

Inspired team-talk

Pragmatic approach almost pays off