CLOSE BUT NOT CLOSE ENOUGH

Last updated : 07 November 2005 By editor

"I am not happy because we have lost, but I am proud of the team because they deserved to win," Mourinho said.

"Manchester United defended with great spirit and a lot of effort and their future is only looking better for them now. But they are not good enough to be champions, only to finish closer to us and not drop quite so many points. There is still more pressure on them than there is us and if you asked them if they wanted to change positions with us, they would do so in a moment."