Paul Merson believes Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho's confidence has been knocked since being sacked by Chelsea.
United have lost three of their last four fixtures and Mourinho heads into Saturday's clash with Leicester City - live on Sky Sports - with a big selection headache.
Merson
thinks that Mourinho, who was given the boot by Chelsea last December,
is struggling to find a formula that works at his new club.
"I think he's tip-toeing at the moment," Merson said.
"I mean
that in a way where he doesn't know what his best team is. I feel he's
trying to keep everyone happy at the moment. What happened at Chelsea
has knocked his confidence a little bit.
"Instead of going bang,
bang, bang and making big decisions it's been a bit more careful because
of the situation of what happened at Chelsea. He needs to sort it out
quickly and put out what he believes is his best team."
Part of the selection issue facing Mourinho is surrounding Wayne
Rooney, whose place in the starting XI has come under scrutiny in recent
weeks, especially with the emergence of Marcus Rashford.
After
scoring off the bench in United's 3-1 win over Northampton in
midweek, Rashford has now scored on his European, Premier League, League
Cup and England (senior and U21) debuts and has been involved in more
goals in all competitions than any other United player since his debut
last season (11 goals, 3 assists).
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