Scoring Goals And Winning Matches Is Very Important – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho has warned Tottenham that Manchester United are in top form ahead of their trip to Wembley.

Mourinho said: “We have managed to win every match in January, I think three Premier League matches and two cup matches, so five victories makes a happy camp.

“We are playing with a good balance. It is not easy to not concede goals because of the high quality of football in this country but scoring goals and winning matches is very important because we need points. We are playing well and we deserved these results.”

Mourinho added: “Tottenham are one of the top teams in the country — not a title contender because they are too far away, but I say honestly they are a Champions League contender. They can reach that level.

“They have some of the best players in the country, a very good manager and are a very difficult opponent. It is a really big game.

“The difference between us and Spurs is seven or eight points, but the reality is they are a top team in terms of their quality and ambitions, and a team of our level, so it is a big match.”

Mourinho said: “I was at Wembley for Tottenham against Chelsea and I had that feeling that it really is Spurs’ home, because it was full of their supporters.

“I am used to going to Wembley when it is 50-50 with supporters, so it was the first time I went like that. It is an amazing stadium and one for us to enjoy.”

“Coming into the team [as a young player] he’s a little bit like JT — you just feel his vibe and he wants to succeed as well. He’s made it a lot easier [for me] to come back from the loan spell and come into the team.

“Having met him and been in the squad with him before, and then come back, he wants the best for the club, for everyone in it, and you can feel that every day.”

Asked if he felt mean taking Luiz’s place, Christensen replied: “No. You don’t think about that stuff. I go into every game trying to perform so he can’t get his place back, and he tries to perform like he wants to play as well. You don’t think about that — you just try to perform every time.”