5 things Jose Mourinho and Manchester United must do to make themselves title challengers again

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Starting from scratch shouldn’t be on Mourinho’s mind

Build team around the youth

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Youngster’s performances gave the fans nothing but hope for a bright future

Say all you want about Louis van Gaal, but it would be the biggest act of heresy to deny him the credit he deserves—promoting talented potentials to the first team and cultivating their abilities to groom them into young stars.

The likes of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Fosu Mensah were given a chance to shine by Louis van Gaal, and their performances gave fans nothing but hope.

With Mourinho at helm, the biggest worry for the Red Devils is the Portuguese’s tendency to neglect youth and focus on building a squad with already-established players. His vision is based more on bringing instant success to the team, making him a nightmare for the youth players.

However, Jose Mourinho has never shied away from the fact that he dreamt about sitting on the hot-seat at Old Trafford, so the unexpected could happen: he could, for a change, think long-term and emphasize on building the team around youth instead. At least that should be the case this time.

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