José Mourinho gets some mad dog spirit but Manchester United remain a puzzle | Jamie Jackson

His side twice found instant replies to earn a point but the manager’s much changed side still fail to convince and leaving his two biggest signings on the bench is hard to fathom

The smoking gun that points to how José Mourinho’s control of Manchester United has slipped could be found in the 39 changes made to the XI this season before Arsenal rolled into Old Trafford.

That figure was a Premier League high and contrasted with the 20 of Unai Emery, a sum that ranked sixth-lowest in the division. This evening the increasingly desperate Portuguese made seven more to take the count to 46 in 15 outings and continue a sequence of never retaining the same league side this season.

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