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#3 United's defence is extremely leaky
The defence has been the Achilles heel for Manchester United ever since the duo of Ferdinand and Vidic retired. Smalling, Jones, Evans, Lindelof, Rojo and Bailly have all been tried out in that position but none have offered any stability save for Bailly but he gets injured far too much.
In fact, Mourinho seems to have settled on Smalling and Lindelof as his trusted pair at the back despite very well knowing that the Ivorian is his best defender. However, the defence still held its own and had the second-best defensive record in the league last season.
However, this time they have started poorly and the cracks only seem to be widening. They have already conceded 9 times in the league, which has them having a goal difference of zero.
Sir Alex Ferguson once said, "Attack wins you matches but defence wins you titles." If United and Mourinho have any ambition of winning trophies, this is the area which needs to be addressed first.
