Jose Mourinho praises solid Man Utd defender Luke Shaw after Sunderland win

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic says belief is so important for Manchester United's top-four pursuit.

The result took Jose Mourinho's side above Arsenal into fifth and within four points of fourth-placed Manchester City, which has played one more game. "We believe in it, and we will do everything we can to reach the top four".

Jose Mourinho has endured a hugely frustrating endeavour trying to steer United into the top four this season.

"The older you are, the more experienced, the more intelligent and you don't waste energy on things you don't need".

Ibrahimovic, 35, has now scored 250 goals since he turned 30, playing for teams including AC Milan, Paris Saint Germain and United.

"I am looking forward to next season, but this season realistically, if we can get Champions League and the cup we won already then we have to be satisfied this year".

One of the players who has been struggling in front of goal is Jesse Lingard, who recently signed a new and improved contract, and Giggs has urged the England worldwide to step up his game.

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"We did that and, apart from that, there were no more injuries to add to the hard list we have, because we don't hide that we are still fighting for our situation in the Premier League".

Sunderland remain 10 points adrift of safety with seven games left. We've got a home game next, let's see if we can get some momentum, try to get a win'.

Mourinho did not stop there and further hailed the team's overall efforts, saying that United displayed a solid performance against a "sad" team. "It was good to protect him".

With a Champions League spot available for the winners of the Europa League, that is arguably their more likely route back into the elite competition and they face a quarter-final, first leg at home to Anderlecht on Thursday. We've done everything to win today, we knew that it was not going to be easy.

Mourinho revealed how he considered substituting Shaw at half-time as a precautionary measure after he received an early booking, but decided against such a course of action for fear of it being misinterpreted as a latest snub towards the player.

"We got three points and it was a solid display".

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