- Mourinho has dismissed claims Man United need a miracle to finish in top four
- The Reds Devils are currently in seventh position on the Premier League table
- The Portuguese manager believes United can finish in fourth position by new year
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has denied claims he said United need “almost a miracle” to finish in the Premier League top-four.
The Portuguese boss said he will finish in top six and overtake Everton if they can only stop throwing away points to achieve their minimum target of fourth.
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The Reds Devils have remain in seventh position, eight points off the pace to fourth-placed Arsenal, who they will be welcoming in midweek at Old Trafford.
United have taken just two points from a possible nine and Mourinho has acknowledged that the margin for errors is dwindling.
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“I don't know if I say or if I didn't [we need almost a miracle] but if I used that word it is not what I feel at all,” the United manager said.
“We are like eight points from fourth, something like that, I don't think we need a miracle at all. We need a good run of results, not waste points we shouldn’t waste.
“Last week before the Crystal Palace game I told my hopes and targets were end of December to be in that position [top four]. The target changed but in the sense let's try to close the distance as best we can and be very close to these positions.
“I think it is far from a miracle, we just need to not be so unlucky with problems that we have, we need some players to perform better than they are, we need to perform better as a team but far from a miracle.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Manchester United committed a huge blunder after posting a message from a fan that was furiously directed at Jose Mourinho on their website.
The explicit tweet which read "Mourinho can f*** off out of my club" was mistakenly displayed on the site while the club were updating their live blog during United's 2-2 draw with Southampton.
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