Jose Mourinho on why he didn't celebrate Man United's win
Manchester United sit sixth in the league table ahead of their clash with Bournemouth today (12.30pm), 15 points behind leaders Chelsea.
Jose Mourinho’s former side have a comfortable lead at the top - 10 points clear of second-placed Tottenham.
But while the Portuguese boss is confident his side can finish second, pipping Chelsea to the title is out of the question.
"The second position is very difficult but it's very possible," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
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Jose Mourinho admits Manchester United can't catch Chelsea
The second position is very difficult but it's very possible. First is impossible. Second is possible and we have to fight for it
Jose Mourinho
"First is impossible. Second is possible and we have to fight for it.”
Having secured his first major trophy with United in the EFL Cup final last weekend, Mourinho is now targeting success in the Europa League and the FA Cup.
United take on FC Rostov in the Europa League last-16 on Thursday night before facing Chelsea in the quarter-final of the FA Cup on Monday March 13.
"The Europa League is very difficult, but it's a target for us and, if we beat Rostov, we find ourselves in the quarter-final,” Mourinho added.
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Antonio Conte's Chelsea sit 15 points clear of Manchester United
"Then we have to think really seriously about the Europa League because, in this moment, we are still in the last 16.
"Quarter-final, you smell the final and then, in a certain period of the season, I have to analyse my team, the players, the conditions of everyone and, if I have to make choices, I have to make choices.
"But choices that I would always share with my owners, with my board, but it's not for now.
"For now it's just play - play against Bournemouth, play against Rostov, play against Chelsea [in the FA Cup quarter-final], play against Rostov again, and then let's see how we are in all the competitions, and try to make the right decisions."
