Jose Mourinho is completely noticed in the master class of Juve

Old Jose Mourinho was back while he was organizing a 2-1 away win against Juventus, while making sure to taunt full-time opposition with his usual puzzle games.

Manchester United was easily dismissed in the previous match between the two teams, which highlighted the qualitative chasm that separates them from the highest European teams such as Juventus. A response in terms of performance was needed in this game even if it did not bring the desired result. The Red Devils won 2-1 at Juventus Stadium after two late goals canceled the first match of former player Cristiano Ronaldo.

They are currently second in their group. However, they have a game against the Young Boys and the likely decision maker of second place against Valencia.

Jose Mourinho has received a lot of criticism this season, some of which deserved, but he deserves to have the merit of learning from his mistakes in order to find a way to contain the champions of Italy. This is impressive in itself, given the dominance of Juventus at home; they have lost just two points at the Allianz Stadium in all competitions this season and are currently on a circuit of 11 games without defeat.

Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic provided a solid defensive platform in the middle of the field to filter the defense and push the ball into the net. The Spaniard also fell between the central defenders early in the game to facilitate the retention of the ball by making the shot more difficult. Paul Pogba fell into the central midfield in defensive form to avoid overburdening in these areas, which could create openings for Juve's mighty attack. However, in possession of him, he had a free role as an advanced midfielder, which allowed him to move and create.

The three main players of Anthony Martial, Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard worked well because of the contrasting threats they provided. The dynamism of Chile was much more effective than Romelu Lukaku in the first leg, which was rather a static focus as it trained the defenders out of shape and attempted various types of raids. Martial remained wide to keep the Juve stretched out horizontally and provide a way for the ball to advance in the last third, and back up as needed to make sure Luke Shaw was not isolated.

Lingard proved difficult to spot as he was heading towards the central area from the right; this allowed him to combine with the midfielder and avoid a disconnect between the attackers and the rest of the team. The space he freed left Ashley Young a space in the race and they had a much more coordinated form of attack.

Defensively, they were solid and compact with strict orders to go to the game and overtake Ronaldo as well as other major air threats if he was not in the box. They were hard to get out of shape and frustrated effectively The Vecchia Signora, especially in the first half.

United was also much more comfortable in possession of the reverse than the reverse match as he tried to deny Juventus control of the game by keeping the ball in circulation and preventing Opposition to create a period of sustained pressure.

Unfortunately, they were defeated by a scalloped ball on top of Leonardo Bonucci's defense, which landed perfectly on Ronaldo's way to hit home. Ronaldo had anticipated the pass by staying on Victor Lindelof's shoulder before bursting quickly. The game was opened after this point as United took more risks to try to find an equalizer so that Juventus was able to reduce it.

Marcus Rashford, Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini have all been led to try to bring back the United level. Rashford represented a more direct threat than Lingard, Mata added creativity in the middle to replace Herrera, a hard worker, and Fellaini was a direct outlet for the team. On the other hand, Massimiliano Allegri was negative and was trying to break the match by appealing to Andrea Barzagli for Mattia Di Sciglio to strengthen the defense.

Juan Cuadrado and Miralem Pjanic both missed the obvious opportunity to seal the match shortly after Ronaldo's goal. Juan Mata attempted a free kick in the 86th minute. A few minutes later, the ball came back into the net and Leonardo Bonucci scored a goal against his side in the pandemonium because of a senseless free kick by Ashley Young. This gave United a surprising and important victory, even though Mourinho was well versed in the tactics of his staff.

The schedule of matches will not be easier as they will visit the leaders and rivals of the city, Manchester City, in the next match. They could prove to be an even more difficult proposition. This result will have given them confidence because there have been a lot of improvements over the reverse match, although a team from the City with a lot to prove in the derby after the 3-2 defeat of last season is worrying. The city demolished Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 to continue its momentum.