Mourinho Still Wary Of Struggling United

[Folami David]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes it is too early to rule Manchester United out of the Premier League title race despite David Moyes's side trailing leaders Arsenal by 12 points.
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Mourinho's Chelsea lie in second place, four points behind their London rivals, and the Portuguese warned earlier this week that no contender could afford to fall 12 or 13 points adrift.
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However, he refused to discount the reigning champions' challenge despite their shock mid-week loss at home to Moyes's former club Everton.
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"If it was another club I'd say it was impossible, but not with United," Mourinho said on Wednesday.
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"The potential of the team, what the club represents, the culture of the club – it's not a club in panic, a club where you feel the end of the world is arriving.
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"They are calm. They go the same way. They support the manager."
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Speculation has started to grow about the future of Moyes, who was installed as Alex Ferguson's successor at the end of last season.
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But Mourinho thinks that the Scot will be given time to turn things around and that with more teams in contention for the top prize this season, there is still a route back for United.
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"Nobody touches the manager," he said. "They have a project. If they don't win this season, they think they'll win next season. It's a stable situation, an example for others.
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"For that, they are still contenders. They will fight and try and get 12 to 15 points in a row, waiting for matches between (Manchester) City and Arsenal, Arsenal and Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, where others will lose points. Yes, they are still contenders."
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And he added: "I think everybody is capable of winning it. We want to be there, we want to be close, we want to fight to the last moment, we want to improve, we want to win the next match.

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