Moyesinho Press Conference

Some crackers in todays press conference, our new 'target' being the main point to take away from it

Mourinho denies top four "miracle" claim

I what? Nah.

“I don’t know if I say or if I didn’t but if I used that word is not what I feel at all.

“We have like eight or nine 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."

Target changed...

“Before the Crystal Palace game I told my hopes and targets were, by the end of December, to be in that position.

“The target changed, but in the sense of let’s try to close the distance as best we can and be very close to these positions.

“So I think it’s 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 and we need to perform better as a team, but far from a miracle."

Is it acceptable for United to be in seventh?

“I think Manchester United, in seventh place, I can agree, in spite of the investment Everton made, which was phenomenal.

“Obviously there was a great improvement in that team from last season in relation to this season, but I don’t think Everton will be in front of us at the end of the season.

“There are six teams that should stay in the first six positions. Season after season, two of these teams are staying outside the top four.

“Last season was Arsenal and Chelsea, and this season two of these six are going to stay outside. Who is the best team of the six? The team with more potential? The team with less potential? Who is the team performing not so well?

“These will be the questions and answers around the top six. At the end of the season, the top six will be done by the six teams we all know have that responsibility to finish in the top six."

On his happiness after Southampton;

Mourinho says he was misquoted on the “miracle" quote again.

“I quoted one thing is an interview I gave to Brazilian TV that you can go there and see what I told and another thing is to be quoted who or how.

“I don’t play that game.You saw me in the press conference you saw me in the flash interviews, you know what I told. That’s simple.

“You go to my words what I told to TV, press conference, another thing is somebody said I told, I don’t play that game."

On Arsenal

“We will have a very difficult match.

“They are a good team who have had a good run of results.

“But in spite of our selection issues, they know it won’t be easy either."

More on Arsenal - "a different team" without Wenger

Mourinho has beaten Arsene Wenger on numerous occasions in recent years.

Now a first meeting with Unai Emery - so, a different Arsenal?

"Yes, it’s different [team]."

“I have my opinion but keep [it] for myself, different yes, and a very difficult match for us because we are going to play against a good team in a good moment.

“[Also] without accumulation of matches because they are playing Europa League and when you play Europa League you normally play with second choices and give good rest to the players.

“We have to play to the max, with accumulation of matches, and then you arrive in this moment in December and many teams pay the price of that.

“That is not the motivation you want as a team as a club but to develop players fresher is a good way to do it."

On Pogba (being a 'Virus')

“If you’d have paid attention a couple of minutes ago I don’t play the game of the suggest."

Team news to MUTV

“We are going to be in difficulties again to build the team. We are again going to have to make adaptations and compensations to try to give some balance to the team.

“But then I believe we are again going to have the spirit to fight and to try and to win the match."

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Not all bad then lads, after £300m+ and 3 years our gaffer reckons we should finish above Everton (unless his 'target' changes again after 2 more games since the last one