Mourinho: I know why Man Utd are miles behind Chelsea

The Red Devils are now unbeaten in nine Premier
League games but the Portuguese blames their
early home form for their lowly position of sixth
Jose Mourinho has offered poor home form as a
reason why his Manchester United team are not
at the top of the Premier League table.
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The Red Devils have won just three league games
from their eight Old Trafford fixtures, last
weekend's 1-0 win over Tottenham ending a run
of four consecutive draws against Stoke, Burnley,
Arsenal and West Ham.
Mourinho's men have picked up four wins and two
draws away from home this season, the latest
a victory at Crystal Palace on Wednesday evening,
leaving the Portuguese ruing the opportunities his
team missed on home soil.
"We are doing enough for that [to be in the top
six]," said Mourinho after the 2-1 victory at
Selhurst Park. "If we had the points we lost at
home with draws in matches that we did more
than enough to win we would be close to the top of
the league.
"But we lost these points and in this moment we
are just closing the gap to the top four positions,
so let's try.
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"There are three more matches until the end of
the year and let's see how it ends on December
31 and we can feel then and smell what is
possible to do in the second part of the season."
United travel to in-form West Brom on Saturday
before ending the year with two home ties, first
against David Moyes' Sunderland and then
Middlesbrough.
Mourinho's former club Chelsea sit top of the
Premier League, 13 points above United, having
won their last 10 games, and end the season with
a trip to Crystal Palace, before two home fixtures
against Bournemouth and Stoke.
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Stamford Bridge and built his team around Diego
Costa and Eden Hazard, the former of which tops
the Premier League goalscoring chart.
Hazard has also enjoyed an upturn in form, having
scored eight goals in his 15 appearances
following a disappointing 2015/16 campaign