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#3 Look to the old guard for support
Even though Mourinho has insisted that Michael Carrick is not ready to be an assistant manager, Carrick's experience as a Manchester United player/legend could be extremely useful to Jose, even if it is just as a coach, rather than an actual number 2.
Despite having his critics because of his less-heralded qualities, Carrick was very much a United legend in his own right, winning every single major honour with the club including 5 Premier League titles. In addition to being a great player with an extensive knowledge of the game himself, he played under arguably the greatest manager of all time in Sir Alex and chances are some of that knowledge rubbed off. The number of managers that used to play under Sir Alex at United is tantamount to that fact (Roy Keane, Steve Bruce, Paul Ince..).
It's already been observed that Carrick is going to be the good cop to Mourinho's bad cop but that can be effective (think the genial Brian Kidd to the more gruff Sir Alex). His more personal touch maybe be more beneficial with the more fragile egos of younger players such as Rashford and Martial, whose confidence have definitely been shattered by Mourinho's often brutal approach.
Carrick could clearly have a positive influence on what is going on at United behind the scenes and of course, perhaps Mourinho could even look to the old guard on the pitch as well. Smalling and Jones would probably do better than the Bailly/Lindelof partnership in the centre of defence and Valencia will add some steel and drive to the back 4 once he has overcome his recent injury problems. Further up the field, Pogba is a sure pick in the center of the park and Lingard could provide a more dynamic, attacking option up front.
Whether Mourinho is willing to change his approach is perhaps what will determine his future career prospects at United in whether he even has a job or not. He's going to have to change something soon as what he is currently doing is clearly not working. He's already had 2 years in charge and a failure to deliver the Premier League title in his third season would surely result in him being sacked.
