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Mourinho had special Man Utd plan to blunt Dolberg going to Stockholm

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was wary of Kasper Dolberg ahead of their victory over Ajax in the Europa League final.

Stovner prospect Petter Skogsletten revealed part of Mourinho's lecture to students at the University of Lisbon last week, with the recount appearing on Reddit.

Mourinho spoke of his planning going into Stockholm, which included tactics of how to blunt Dolberg's attacking threat.

"There is a focus on everything from the height of players, how they position themselves and every phase of the game. He focused a lot on the opponent," recalled Skogsletten.

"He had analyzed everything about Kasper Dolberg. How he liked to move, how they wanted to play to him, how he played through.

"But although Mourinho had understood how to stop Ajax, he had also seen that there were several points he could attack himself. Among them was to isolate Marcus Rashford, while Marouane Fellaini would use his physique as much as possible."

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