I hate to say it but City tick all the 10 boxes I wish United ticked more often.....
1) Pass and move with speed and expression(often one touch)
2) Get the ball back asap with equal speed and intensity
3) Do not retreat or cower too deep back into your own box
4) Don't hoof it aimlessly unless you have to
5) Play with courage and belief (not an inferiority complex)
6) Compete in the tackle but also be streetwise with it.
7) Make it as hard as poss. for the opposition when they have it
8) Take the initiative rather than wait for things to happen.
9) Play to win rather than avoid defeat (without fear)
10) Believe that football (not anti football) will prevail
Guardiola is a genius at these things. Mourinho ? I'll leave that for you to decide. Who knows what United would be like if we had more of these 10. Their players are not so significantly better maybe? They had all the luck today but then again teams that sign up to these 10 footballing values deserve the luck they get.
What hurts me is not the result so much , it's watching a United team score fairly badly in these 10 tick boxes. We've got a mini Barcelona on our doorstep. It's time to be humble enough to try and copy them.
It's the future of football. Mourinho is the past.