Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says his side are “champions of autumn” after maintaining their four-point lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Liverpool.
The Blues won 2-1 at Anfield last Saturday, to keep their advantage over Southampton, who defeated Leicester City 2-0.
Chelsea remain unbeaten and have dropped only two points in six matches.
“All we can say is that we are the champions of autumn,” said Mourinho.
“I think we have a very good chance to win the title but I think we, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Southampton are all still in the race.”
Chelsea came from behind to beat Liverpool at Anfield, with Diego Costa scoring the winner after Gary Cahill had cancelled out Emre Can's early opener.
However, Mourinho does not believe his side can go through the whole league season unbeaten.
“Unbeaten through the season is the impossible job, I think we will lose,” he added.
“In modern football, especially in the Premier League, I don’t believe in an unbeaten run.
“I know that the negative moment will arrive, the defeat will arrive, and we are prepared for that.”
At Old Trafford Juan Mata stepped off the bench to score the winner as Manchester United returned to winning ways despite a lacklustre display against Crystal Palace.
Just four minutes after coming on for Adnan Januzaj, Mata curled a deflected shot past Julian Speroni to hand Louis van Gaal's men a 1-0 win.
The result was a welcome one for United fans and their manager, who had not won any of his previous three matches. — BBC
