While Pep Guardiola invests £47.5million in a young footballing centre-half, Jose Mourinho is happy to stick with the tried and trusted formula that brought him three Premier League titles with Chelsea.
For Mourinho, Manchester City fans are welcome to marvel at John Stones doing Cruyff turns inside his penalty area. He is happy that, at Old Trafford, he has someone like Phil Jones to kick and head balls clear, just like John Terry used to do at Stamford Bridge.
The return of Jones from a series of injury problems has coincided with United’s recent upturn in form, despite losing another centre-back in Eric Bailly.