Jose Mourinho Says Manchester United in 'Unfair' Top-4 Race with Liverpool

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has voiced concerns his side are in an "unfair" battle with Liverpool to finish fourth in the Premier League due to their commitments in other competitions.The Red Devils are through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League and have already won the EFL Cup this season. Speaking after Thursday's 0-0 stalemate at Manchester City, Mourinho said, per Samuel Luckhurst of theManchester Evening News:First of all, I think we have played 18 more matches than Liverpool. Eighteen more matches is like half of a Premier League, 18 matches are many miles in the players' legs, so you can say that is an unfair fight.[...]But we go for it, we fight, 24 matches in the Premier League is a lot, so the guys, they have amazing spirit and here we go again Sunday.Thiago first made the move to Bavaria from former club Barcelona in 2013 and has risen to establish himself as one of Europe's finest playmakers, despite previously failing to nail down a starting place at the Camp Nou.His first two seasons in Germany were marred by a string of knee injuries that forced the midfielder to miss more than 80 matches across a period of just over 18 months, perTransfermarkt.Goal's Sam Lee noted the contract extension puts to bed any speculation of a transfer in the near future, at least:Thiago has already bested the amount of first-team appearances he managed in four years among Barca's first-team ranks and has played for Bayern on 199 occasions, winning three Bundesliga titles in that time.His form this season has helped the German juggernaut power their way to what looks likely to be a fifth successive Bundesliga triumphhis fourthand Der FCB have moved to endure their star sticks around for the long haul.
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