JOSE MOURINHO has ordered his worldwide web of scouts to ‘find me a magician’.
The Manchester United boss fears his team’s lack of creativity is the reason they are trailing leaders Manchester City by eight points.
Mourinho is determined not to play second fiddle to great rival Pep Guardiola at the Etihad.
And he believes signing a player who can unlock the tightest of defences — a ‘magician’ as he labelled it — will help his team close the gap.
Mourinho wants his new man in the January transfer window.
But he knows top targets like Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann are out of reach, while even United’s financial muscle cannot match the £198million Paris Saint-Germain splashed on Neymar. Old Trafford chief Mourinho has already spent £300m since taking over 18 months ago.
The club’s owners are willing to back him further if his man can be found at the right price. Despite lagging behind City, United are having a good season.
They are in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, virtually through to the knockout stages in the Champions League and second in the Premier League. And United will get the chance to eat into City’s lead when they clash in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford next Sunday.
First up is tomorrow’s tea-time trip to fourth-placed Arsenal.
But United go into that huge Premier League double-header boasting the best defensive record in the division.
They are also buoyed at having scored the second-most goals in the Prem — only behind City.
Their 4-2 win over Watford at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night was the eighth time in all competitions this season that they have hit four goals in a match.
From The Sun
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