Jose Mourinho is on his longest-ever winless run, and not merely because Tottenham have not played for three months. Manchester United are on their joint best unbeaten run under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and not just because no one has had the chance to defeat them since March.
When football halted, Tottenham's recent experience was of undiluted misery during six games without a victory. United were undergoing an encouraging renaissance in 11 unbeaten matches. As it resumes, will the contrast between Mourinho's present and past be as stark and still flatter a younger man?
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