The victory at the Emirates Stadium keeps sixth-placed Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish alive, but they are six points adrift of Manchester City, who now occupy the final Champions League qualifying slot, albeit with a game in hand.
- Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 7, 2017Mourinho: "Finally I leave this stadium with Arsenal fans happy, they deserve that".
"I left Highbury, they were crying, I left Emirates, they were crying". I think Jones, Smalling, Mata were fantastic, the way they performed after seven weeks of being out. They walk in the streets with their head low. Finally today they sing, they [wave] their scarves. "It's nice for them". "You become cleverer, and since my (last) red card, I think things have improved". I'm not enjoying that, honestly.
Manager Arsene Wenger, who spent over 17 million pounds to sign Perez from Deportivo La Coruna in August, has sympathy. He's a big manager. "That's a decision", Mourinho said. It's not normal and I really don't care about it.
"Today, no problem. We shook hands before and after the game".
Indeed, il all those years Wenger had never beaten Mourinho either with Chelsea or Manchester United, until this day May 7th, 2017! Wenger admitted that the plan was to try and absorb the pressure in the first half.
"There's still a mathematical chance", Wenger said as his side moved to within six points of fourth-placed Manchester City. The penalty was awarded for a handball against Jack Stephens. They finish their league season with two home games, against Sunderland and Everton, in the final week of the campaign and Xhaka believes that victories in those four games will be enough to overhaul the teams above them and to finish in the top four.
For United, the only realistic route to Champions League qualification now lies in winning the Europa League in which they host Spaniards Celta Vigo at Old Trafford in the semi-finals on Thursday holding a 1-0 win from the first leg.
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In 12 previous Premier League games against Mourinho the Arsenal boss had been unable to mastermind a victory, suffering five defeats and picking up seven draws.
"Impossible", he said when asked about United's hopes of finishing in the top four. If we do that, I'm convinced that we can achieve what we want now. Because I don't think the others, playing one match per week and being in a great situation, are going to blow it.
"It was important because we lost at Tottenham, it didn't happen many times". The difference is just the Champions League so you go with everything in the Europa League.
Little more than a decade ago, you would struggle to find a more respected manager than Jose Mourinho.
We needed to be patient. And this is too much for us.
"I think he has found a formula to get him through these big games but this season is not acceptable to Manchester United in the Premier League by any stretch", Neville said on Sky Sports.
Jose Mourinho's men now know that their best hope of qualifying for next season's Champions League is probably winning the Europa League.
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