Mourinho targeting Top Four

The 'Red Devils' had enjoyed a positive week coming in to the derby, winning their last two games including an away tie at Juventus.

However, they were not good enough to compete with Pep Guardiola's impressive-looking Man City team, who came out 3-1 winners.

Speaking to 'Sky Sports' after the game about the difference between the two teams, Mourinho said: "I think our team is improving a lot, even defensively conceding three goals today, it was a positive defensive performance.

"We knew that there is a difference in potential. Since the beginning of the season, we knew that our second position last season was a fantastic achievement for us, and this season we are going to fight for the top four.

"We are outside of that, we are having very difficult fixtures, away at Chelsea, away at Manchester City, almost impossibly difficult for us to win three matches in a row. Now we have to go for it and try to build on what we are doing.

Asked if that means the title is now out of reach, Mourinho added: "We are outside the top four. How can we speak about the title? To speak about the title you need to be in the top positions. So let's fight to close the gap and jump into the top four, if one day we jump into the top four, we'll see what the difference is."

 

November 11, 2018