Mourinho says Manchester United not interested in fourth place

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Mourinho says Manchester United not interested in fourth place

Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho, has said they can finish higher than fourth place in the Premier League this season.

The Red Devils have rediscovered some form ahead of the festive fixtures and have gone unbeaten in eight top-flight matches.

Mourinho’s men find themselves four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal and seven behind Liverpool, who occupy second spot after 17 games.

Although the Portuguese refused to set a definitive target, he remains confident of a strong finish.

“For me to be happy, it’s an accumulation of factors. For me to be happy is the way we end the season playing, the evolution of the team, the empathy with the supporters, the results in many different competitions we are playing,” Mourinho told Sky Sports ahead of the Boxing Day visit of Sunderland.

“So let’s see where we finish, I don’t want to say fourth, because I think we can do better than fourth.

“But we have the risk of not finishing fourth because the competition is so hard and the top teams have the same ambitions as we have. So I don’t want to say fourth or third or fifth.”