Man Utd are second in the Premier League but with no realistic chance of
catching runaway leaders and crosstown neighbours Manchester City.
Chelsea lost yesterday to give the chasing clubs hope in
catching the runaway leaders, and the Citizens would close to within nine points with nine matches remaining with a win today.
We must now muster the will to get behind our team while we can still mathematically
catch the runaway leaders, and we also need to assure ourselves of our place in the top four.
Not exact matches
That rumour came before United signed Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in January, but it seems Jose Mourinho is still keen to recruit similar attacking players in a bid to
catch up with
runaway Premier League
leaders Manchester City for next season.
The
runaway League
leaders Chelsea are 8 points ahead of us, and 5 ahead of Liverpool in second place, but a win tonight will mean that it is virtually impossible for Arsenal to
catch up against an 11 point lead.
MANCHESTER: Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Manchester United can
catch runaway Premier League
leaders Manchester City after he and Paul Pogba made a triumphant return from long - term injuries.
Antonio Conte is optimistic about Chelsea's prospects in the new year, despite admitting that it is «not realistic» to expect his side to
catch up with the
runaway Premier League
leaders Manchester City.