Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho has slammed the competition Manchester United have faced in the Premier League this season.
Mourinho said: “Yes Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premiership been since I left?
“Manchester United have won it with ease since I have gone because no manager has put a team together that can rival them But my teams always rival Manchester United and Sir Alex knows that.
“They are a great team, but if I was at a top club in England I think the title race might have been a lot closer this year.
“Chelsea have had no stability, Arsenal are nowhere and Liverpool threatened but I don’t think anybody really thought they were ever going to win it.
“I would not allow a team of mine to be so far behind. It is embarrassing in early March. Manchester United has a great squad, but are their players really that much better than Chelsea or Liverpool’s?
“I don’t think so. So something else must be the problem and somebody has to take responsibility for that. I beat Manchester with Chelsea and Porto. Now I am ready to beat them with Inter.
“I feel confident that if I had been at one of the big four clubs I would be close or maybe even above Manchester United.”