Premier League clubs are becoming increasingly defensive and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is glad his side are able to score goals freely this season.
Joint leaders in the league with Manchester City with 13 points from five games, United beat Everton 4-0 on Sunday and have defeated West Ham United and Swansea with identical scorelines.
Mourinho, whose side drew 15 games last season as they finished sixth, was pleased with the “clear difference” in their style of play and the ability to push on for wins this season.
“I think the League is becoming defensive... many teams try to play with five at the back plus two or three in the middle,” he said. “Two teams try to match each other and play the same system and it’s 0-0 or 1-0.”
United scored three of their four goals after the 80-minute mark against Everton as their opponents committed more players forward late on in search of goals.
“When you have a little bit more space, you try in the last part of the game and they (Everton) were losing 2-0 and they (came at us) more and gave us more spaces,” he said.
Mourinho said his team must now shift their focus to the League Cup, where they face Burton Albion in the third round tomorrow.
“Every match is a different match and the next one, against Burton, who come on the back of an important result against a good team like Fulham, will be another difficult match” said the Portuguese manager.
Mourinho's incredible record in home matches on a Sunday for every team he has managed continues, the Daily Mail reports.
In 105 league matches the Portuguese has managed at home on a Sunday for Porto, Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid and Manchester United, he has never lost a single game.
Mourinho has led his side to victory in 81 of those fixtures across the continent, drawing on 24 occasions.