Even a José Mourinho gripped by defensive dogma was better than this | Jonathan Wilson

This feels like a manager shaking a kaleidoscope and hoping for the best – clinging on until you can throw Marouane Fellaini at a problem should not be a long-term plan

Some time, this purgatory must end. Some time, even a board as laissez-faire as Manchester United’s must decide enough is enough. Some time, José Mourinho will be relieved of his position as manager at Old Trafford, everybody can relax and start to regroup and United can look to salvage something from this most miserable of seasons. Even fourth place may be out of reach now – Chelsea are 11 points clear – but United are still in the Champions League, still in the FA Cup. Even a temporary appointment would bring some respite: no season should be over in December. This cannot go on, and yet it goes on and Mourinho continues to measure out his life in Liverpools.

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