‘United can rejoin title race’

Dean Saunders has told Premier League Daily Manchester United can come back into the title race despite Chelsea’s dominant form.

Jose Mourinho’s side are unbeaten in 10 games after their fourth win in a row at West Brom on Saturday.

They are 13 points behind leaders Chelsea in sixth after Diego Costa’s goal ensured the Stamford Bridge side defeated Crystal Palace 1-0.

Asked how the leading clubs will look back on the first half of the campaign, Saunders told Premier League Daily: “United will be the most disappointed.

“They’ve spent a lot of money and are just off the pace. They could put it right but I just think they’ll be disappointed with where they are lying right now.

“They’ve turned the corner. [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic is scoring every week, the two centre-backs look good, [Paul] Pogba’s looking like a different player on the left of a three-man midfield.

“They’re starting to look like one of Jose Mourinho’s teams, which are hard to play against. He’s starting to get it together.

“Mourinho took a bit of criticism but I have to say he’s probably the best manager in the world so don’t underestimate what he’s doing behind the scenes.

“He’ll be getting that team functioning and before long it’ll be like a machine. Whether they’ve given …

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