Jose Mourinho may be a man to divide opinion on many topics, but his personal trophy cabinet is impossible to argue with.

The Portuguese manager's brash attitude, indifference towards youth (except the 49 he "brought through", of course) and often cautious football in big games once caused even Manchester United Bobby Charlton to question whether he would fit in at Old Trafford.

But here we are, on the back of a turgid couple of years under Louis Van Gaal, and United's stock has rarely been lower. Right now, results are what counts, and they have followed Mourinho throughout his career with relative ease.

A league title at each of the last six clubs he has managed, stretching back to Porto in 2003, show exactly why he caught the attention of the United heirarchy, regardless of the baggage that comes with him - and despite a Manchester derby defeat last weekend, it would be foolish to write off the Red Devils.

The small sum of £150 million has been invested in the United squad this summer, but unlike the sums thrown at players in recent years, it appears every penny of it has been widely spent.

For all the discussion of Paul Pogba's actual worth, United have been crying out for a world-class player in the middle of the park for some time, and the Frenchman is just that. Mourinho needs to find a position for him and keep him there, but on form his ability is absolutely not in question.

Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are both astute signings too, and while the former still with less than 50 league games under his belt in the men's game, he has already shown he has the composure and maturity to justify another lofty transfer fee.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is, of course, the real star of the show. Many forwards need time to adapt to the Premier League, but not this guy. The last time the Swede scored less than 10 goals in a season was 11 years ago, and even at 34 he still looks one of the best strikers on the planet.

On the pitch, Mourinho's charges may have been embarrassed last Saturday by their neighbours, and also by Feyenoord in midweek after making eight changes.

But it's bad news for those of us hoping for an early-season slump; of the Red Devils' four Premier League home defeats to City, they have won the next league game on each occasion.

It's almost 30 years to the day since Watford last beat United, when Iwan Roberts' first goal proved the difference between the two sides at Vicarage Road, but the Hornets will be hugely buoyed by a stunning performance for the last hour in last weekend's win at West Ham.

A victory would seal their first back-to-back wins of 2016, and with out-of-form Burnley coming up a week on Monday at Turf Moor, would be a very welcome one indeed.