Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has suggested his players are not able to play the attacking football that fans are asking for.
United go into the clash with Chelsea today sitting seven points adrift of the Blues but at least they have positive feelings from their last match two weeks ago when they recovered from two goals down to beat Newcastle 3-2.
The comeback saw a gung-ho United that many fans have been crying out for, but Mourinho insisted he is trying to get his team playing attacking football all the time.
“We try,” said Mourinho. “The key is for the players to be able to do it.”
Mourinho also believes Eden Hazard’s form bodes well for Chelsea’s Premier League title challenge.
The Belgian has once again been Chelsea’s star player in the league over the first two months of the season, and United head to Stamford Bridge with their opponents locked together with Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the table.
Mourinho said: “The results speak by themselves. Obviously they are not playing Champions League, and that puts (their focus) just on the Premier League. Very good results, top of the league and of course lots of good players, but history says that when Eden Hazard is the best player in the Premier League, Chelsea is the champion.”
