Is Jose Mourinho out of touch? His tactics have been questioned, the magic touch appears to have gone, players aren't buying into his ideas and the football isn't pretty - has the game moved on without him?

As one of his generation's greatest coaches this seems unlikely. Mourinho has innovated, recreated and earned success like few others over his career, winning league titles in four countries and the Champions League with two different clubs.

But something isn't right at Manchester United. Could it be that he really hasn't evolved?

Porto (4-3-3 / 4-3-1-2 diamond)

Having learnt his trade at Barcelona, it made sense that Mourinho's first proper team (after spells at Benfica and Uniao de Leiria) would line up in a 4-3-3, the very same built into the foundations at the Nou Camp. Mourinho had his own take on how that particular formation should be played.

A team usually reflect their manager and Mourinho is a spiky, considered and devious type of creature who adapts to his surroundings. Above all, he is a winner, and his Porto side quickly resembled that.

Early on they pressed from the front and forced opponents into making mistakes, destroying teams on the counter-attack. In his first full season (Mourinho started in January 2002 with Porto in fifth place) they won the league with a record number of points (86), the Taca de Portugal and the Uefa Cup.