If Jose Mourinho could bottle the second half of the Manchester derby last weekend and bring it out every week he could probably win the Premier League with his current side, as it is he's looking to improve the team.
How do you solve a problem like Manchester City? Or perhaps it's more specific to how does Jose Mourinho stop Pep Guardiola winning the Premier League next season, seeing as he's all but done it this season already.
Mourinho managed it once when he was Real Madrid manager and Guardiola was in charge of Barcelona but never before has he gone this long without winning the title in his career.
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United showed some signs that they could hang with their cross city rivals last weekend when they won the second half 3-0 to secure a brilliant comeback from 2-0 down but it won't be enough to challenge next season and their manager is aware of that.
Mourinho is planning a shake up, rather than an overhaul, of his squad and a centre back is high on his shopping list. According to the Mirror United are considering a move for £35 million rated Harry Maguire from Leicester City.
The former Chelsea boss wants to add another centre back to his side having already signed Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof in the previous two summers that he has been United manager.
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Bailly has become the number one choice in defence but no one else has really staked a claim to be his partner and Maguire would be a potential replacement for Chris Smalling.
The former Fulham man has had a poor season and was at fault for City's opening goal last week before making up for it with the winner in the second half.=
It would be a blow to the 28 year old to lose his place at Old Trafford to the Leicester City man, impressing in his first season at the King Power, because he's already lost his England place to the former Hull player.
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Maguire's ability to pass the ball got him ahead of Smalling for the Three Lions and it could help him get a move to Old Trafford, with his pace and strength also major plusses.
United are likely to also sign full-backs and central midfielders in the summer but will it be enough?
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