Mourinho claims Premier League table is ‘unfair’

Jose Mourinho: Not happy with table

Jose Mourinho says the Premier League table is “unfair” because it appears to show five teams are better than Manchester United.

Six draws from their last eight Premier League games have left United 13 points behind leaders Chelsea and nine points behind fourth-placed Manchester City.

“I find it unfair, I find that we should have much more points than we have because you look at the table and it looks like other teams are better than us which, in my opinion, is not true,” he told Sky Sports.

“So many draws that we deserve victories. If you could transform these draws into victories we would be very close to the top of the league, in between the top three or top four so I find more unfair but there is only one way – keep working.

“In terms of the quality of our game and the organisation of our football I think we are above what I would expect. The evolution was really good.

“In terms of results I am used to different results. I am used to a different kind of profile as a team, the team that scores one goal and doesn’t concede, the team that is very efficient and not in need of so much ball possession and control to have opportunities to score and score.

“I am just a bit disappointed with that because I see teams in the Premier League – they are not comparable to us in terms of the quality of their game and they have much more points than us.”

After the 1-1 draw with Arsenal last month Mourinho branded his United side the ‘unluckiest team in the Premier League’.

United were leading thanks to Juan Mata’s 69th-minute strike before Olivier Giroud scored a late header to earn the Gunners a scarcely-deserved 1-1 draw.

“The team played very well. This team at the moment is the unluckiest team in the Premier League. That is the reality. The team is playing well,” he said.