Manchester United 0-1 Juventus: 3 takeaways

#1 Wins are hard to come by for Jose

Jose is desperate for a consistent run of wins.

Jose Mourinho is under considerable pressure to save his job with every match being a must-win game for the Portuguese. They were hardly in the game in the first half, and it looked effortless for Juventus to play around Old Trafford.

The defensive issues are highlighted again with United failing to keep a clean sheet which signifies Jose's willingness to buy a centre-back in the summer. Victories are seemingly difficult to come by for Mourinho with the defence leaking goals and Romelu Lukaku out of form at the moment.

Its now only one win out of seven for United, and the pressure is mounting up on Jose Mourinho despite a couple of positive results from the last two games. A slow start to a match is also something Jose needs to address; else it would be difficult to get the desired results against top opposition.

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Edited by Sundaresh Kumar