Jose Mourinho stat exposes his failings in top six clashes as Peter Schmeichel criticises Manchester United tactics against Liverpool: 'I found it boring'

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Jose Mourinho has taken just five points from his last 10 games away to the Premier League's top six, all of which have come in 0-0 draws, a damning statistic has revealed.

The Manchester United manager has been widely criticised for installing defensive tactics in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield, which made for a less-than thrilling spectacle for hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.

But while some believe Mourinho was simply being pragmatic by 'parking the bus', his recent record in away games against his title rivals over the last three years has been less than impressive.

Mourinho appeared to use defensive tactics in order to deal with Liverpool's attacking threat 

Since January 2015, his teams (Chelsea and Manchester United) have failed to win an away game against the Premier League's top six, conceding 16 goals and scoring just four, three of which came in a 5-3 reverse with Tottenham in 2015.

The statistic was revealed as club legend Peter Schmeichel spoke out against the current manager, saying Manchester United should be looking to beat every team that is put in front of them, home or away.

Schmeichel told Sky Sports' Monday Night Football: 'Only time will tell if Mourinho has changed enough to change his way in those games.

'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.'

David de Gea was required to make one exceptional save as Liverpool dominated the match 

Peter Schmeichel believes Manchester United should be playing to win every game

But Schmeichel also revealed that even the great Sir Alex Ferguson considered more negative approaches at rare moments during in his 27-year tenure, and a huge game against Liverpool was one such occasion. 

He continued: 'I can remember few occasion where we would change. 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. 

'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'

Manchester United won that FA Cup final when Eric Cantona scored the only goal of the game in the 85th minute. 

Mourinho may have to change his management style in big games to win the Premier League