Mourinho talks to Danny Rose during his first training session in charge of Tottenham yesterday

A year ago this week, José Mourinho took his seat at the top table in the press auditorium at Old Trafford and let rip at his Manchester United players after their goalless draw against Crystal Palace.

Mourinho accused some of his players of lacking “heart” and “intensity” during a match that sticks in the memory because of Matteo Darmian’s unabated desire to launch 50-yard passes upfield for Romelu Lukaku, who could not control the ball.

“There are people [players] that will have a bad dinner [tonight], there are people who will enjoy a nice dinner and there will even be people that maybe will party,” Mourinho said.

His words were piercing, but not unexpected. Mourinho had been calling his players out in public for a