Man United fans in the Football Transfer Tavern were very pleased with Mourinho’s first win as Red Devils boss on Sunday, but still can’t wait to see how their team will shape up come the end of the window.
The Portuguese manager has done some quite incredible business over the summer, with the arrivals of Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mlhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba all being finalised ahead of the Premier League season.
He’s not done yet though, and one man being linked with a move to Old Trafford is Stantos forward, Gabriel Barbosa, as the former Chelsea boss looks to supplement his blockbuster deals.
But for talent to come in, some must leave and one man strongly linked with an Old Trafford exit is Spaniard, Juan Mata.
With all that in mind, the Theatre of Dreams faithful will have a new-look attacking line to pour over and scream attack at this season, and here is how our Landlord reckons it will shape up…
LW: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
The Armeinian magician worked wonders at Borussia Dortmund and is able to play anywhere across an attacking midfield line up.
The 27-year-old will undoubtedly grab himself a few goals over the course of the season but his main currency will be assists, supplying the boys up top with some spectacular service.
ST: Wayne Rooney
Mourinho has made it abundently clear that he has no intention of dropping the captain into the midfield and that decision seemed to pay dividends on the opening weekend as Rooney opened his account for the new season.
The England international looks to already have built up somewhat of a relationship with Ibrahimovic and could be on his way back to the top of the goal scoring charts.
ST: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
As mention previously the Swede has begun to build quite the partnership with his striking counterpart, Wayne Rooney, with the pair taking it in turns to drop deep or lead the line.
With the right players around them the pair should for one of the most formidable strike partnerships the Premier League has seen in years.
RW: Gabriel Barbosa
The Brazilian, more commonly referred to as Gabiogol is somewhat of an unknown quantity to punters here in the Tavern, although he has been likened to his compatriot, Neymar, in the past so that’s not a bad start.
The versatile forward can play anywhere across a front three which could give Mourinho a potent attacking approach when he needs to mix things up.
United fans, we want to hear from you! What do you make of this attacking line? How far could they take you? Let us know in the comments below…
