Coach Mourinho said cheerfully: "We just got 3 points, now let's go home!"

The only star, that is me

Mourinho has said many times: "There is only one star at MU, that is me" which seems like an arrogant statement, but he has proven it with his actions. Last season, as soon as star Pogba was absent, MU immediately encountered difficulties (losing points in 6/8 matches in the Premier League that Pogba did not play).

This season the story is gradually changing, after 11 matches without the French engine in midfield, MU only lost points 4 times (lost to Chelsea, Man City, Huddersfield, drew with Liverpool).

Pogba was surprisingly absent from the match against Liverpool due to an injury during the warm-up. Without much thought, Mourinho used young midfielder Scott McTominay to play alongside Nemanja Matic in the center of midfield.

Letting a young player like McTominey play in a big match like the English Derby is obviously too risky, but reality proves that no one is irreplaceable.

Coach Mourinho said: "At MU there is only one star, that is me." Photo: Internet

The most anticipated match of round 30 of the Premier League between Manchester United and Liverpool ended with a score of 2-1 in favor of the "Red Devils." Player born in 1997 Marcus Rashford, who just scored a double against Liverpool, has had a streak of 8 matches without being in the starting lineup.

At Old Trafford, no one understands players better than this Portuguese coach. When to put them on the bench and when to put them on the field is his job.

Romelu Lukaku before returningOld Trafford is only a small-game goalscorer, with only 16/99 goals scored against clubs in the Top 6 (MU, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham).

In Mourinho's hands, he has erased the nickname "Big player of small matches". If in the previous round, Lukaku almost single-handedly brought victory to MU against Chelsea, this round, the Belgian striker played a major role in both of Rashford's goals against Liverpool.

It all came down to the familiar script, with the ball going from David De Gea's feet to Lukaku's head. The Belgian striker would indirectly eliminate Dejan Lovren by forcing the defender to mark him.

Rashford will then have space to break through. Lukaku's assist for Rashford to open the scoring was the Belgian striker's 7th in the Premier League this season, equaling the achievements of Mesut Oezil, Christian Eriksen and Roberto Firmino. In the last 12 matches, Lukaku has scored 8 goals for MU, assisting 4 goals.

Overcome your opponent
With 24 goals in the Premier League this season, Mohamed Salah is the sharpest striker for Liverpool and the English football field. Before the derby, Mourinho arrogantly said: "Ashley Young will make the Egyptian striker harmless".

In fact, the MU left-back did not give Salah the space to accelerate, as well as perform his signature moves. The links with Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were also blocked. Manchester United may not be as strong as Manchester City, the biggest opponent Salah has scored against this season, but they have Jose Mourinho, a hated teacher (??!).

Ashley Young will make Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah harmless. Photo: Internet

Jurgen Klopp has also used media tricks, but in reality, from the pitch to the press conference, Jose Mourinho has proven himself to be the winner. The Liverpool coach made sarcastic statements aimed at MU weeks before the English Derby.

Klopp joked that if he kept parking the bus in front of the goal, Liverpool fans would never forgive him. In the pre-match press conference, he also confirmed that Liverpool would come to Old Trafford with an attacking mindset.

In the end, everyone knows what happened at Old Trafford. After the match, in the press conference room, reporters close to Old Trafford asked him what he thought about many people saying that MU won "undeservedly" thanks to the referee. He said dryly: "I don't care. We just got 3 points. Now let's go home." That's Jose Mourinho!