Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel believes that his former club should be aiming to win every match they compete in after growing “bored” of the 0-0 draw with Liverpool last weekend and the tactics employed by manager Jose Mourinho against the Premier League’s biggest teams.

The former United goalkeeper watched on as the two fierce rivals played out a dull 0-0 stalemate for the second time in the space of a year, with the two sides having drawn their last four meetings.

Mourinho has come in for criticism in the past for the tactics that he deploys against title rivals, and he was once again targeted with accusations of ‘parking the bus’ at Anfield as United escaped with a 0-0 draw and a point to maintain their unbeaten run.

Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Show all 22 1 /22 Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Loris Karius – 4 out of 10 Didn’t have too much to do but looked nervous when the crosses did come in and his loose pass nearly gave United the lead. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Nathaniel Clyne – 5 out of 10 Couldn’t attack anywhere near as much as he normally likes to and was restricted in what he could contribute. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Joel Matip – 7 out of 10 Had a good battle with Ibrahimovic throughout and probably got the better of the big Swede. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Dejan Lovren – 7 out of 10 Like Matip, did well to keep Ibrahimovic quiet and read the play well. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings James Milner – 7 out of 10 Could have had a tough night against Rashford but continued his impressive run at left back. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Jordan Henderson – 5 out of 10 Struggled to get his foot on the ball as he lost the midfield battle to United’s pairing. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Emre Can – 5 out of 10 Much of the play passed him by as it seems he is still lacking match fitness on his first Premier League start of the season. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Sadio Mane – 6 out of 10 Continued to drop deep in hope of making something happen and was probably the liveliest of Liverpool’s attacking players. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Philippe Coutinho – 5 out of 10Philippe Coutinho – 5 out of 10 Looked out of sorts and made uncharacteristic errors with his forward passing and crossing. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Roberto Firmino – 5 out of 10 Similar to Coutinho, he also struggled to find any space between the lines to work in. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Daniel Sturridge – 4 out of 10 Anonymous in the first half and replaced before the hour mark by Lallana. He has now gone 615 minutes without a Premier League goal. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings David De Gea – 8 out of 10 Didn’t put a foot wrong and was needed to pull off two world-class saves from Can and Coutinho. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Antonio Valencia – 8 out of 10 Continued his fine start to the season and saved the game for United with a stunning last-ditch challenge. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Chris Smalling – 6 out of 10 Did well to keep Coutinho and co. out but United’s captain for the night was overshadowed by his new centre-back partner. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Eric Bailly – 7 out of 10 A strong and commanding performance by Bailly as he kept Liverpool’s attacking quartet quiet. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Daley Blind – 5 out of 10 Could have been found out with his lack of pace but held his own against the Reds’ pacey attacks. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Marouane Fellaini – 7 out of 10 Helped control the game from midfield and broke up play well alongside Herrera. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Ander Herrera – 8 out of 10 Was the best outfield player of the game. He was dynamic and won possession well on multiple occasions. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Paul Pogba – 5 out of 10 Played in a more advanced role but other than a few neat passes he looked frustrated as he struggled to make anything happen. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Marcus Rashford – 5 out of 10 Didn’t get past Milner as much as he’d have liked but the one time he did he fired in a dangerous cross that Liverpool struggled to deal with. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Ashley Young – 6 out of 10 Did exactly what he was put into the team for. Crossed well and worked back industriously to keep Clyne quiet. Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 4 out of 10 Cut a frustrated figure up front as he struggled to link with his midfielders amid the pressure from Matip and Lovren.

Schmeichel joined that chorus on Monday night, with the Dane critical of how Mourinho deployed his side in a similar way to big matches last season.

“Only time will tell if Mourinho has changed enough to change his way in those games,” Schmeichel said on Sky Sports.

“I found it [the game] really boring. It might be naivety or being romantic but I think Manchester United should play to win every game, their style and brand every game and should be good enough to win every game.”

The stats do not help Mourinho’s or United’s cause, given that they have not won an away league game at Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham since the start of 2015 – which includes Louis van Gaal’s final season in charge at Old Trafford. During that time, United have scored just four goals in 10 games and conceded 16 times, with three of their goals coming in a 5-3 defeat by Tottenham in January 2015.

However, Schmeichel did offer Mourinho some support in revealing an instance when Sir Alex Ferguson once tried to employ negative tactics against Liverpool to try and nullify their best assets – something that did not go down well with the United squad at the time.

Ahead of the 1996 FA Cup final, Ferguson asked senior players in his squad to discuss to prospect of altering their tactical approach to try and mark Steve McManaman out of the game.

“I can remember few occasions where we would change,” Schmeichel explained. “One specific game was Liverpool in the FA Cup final, billed to be this incredible final, biggest ever and Sir Alex was afraid of Steve McManaman so wanted to man mark him, which was out of our way of playing.

Peter Schmeichel questioned if Mourinho has changed enough to alter his tactics (Sky Sports)

“He brought in experienced players to discuss and said this is what I’m thinking and our reaction was we didn't like to change. We'd rather go out there and trust in the quality of the team rather than disrupting our rhythm and risk losing.”