Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says Saturday’s English Premier League clash against Arsenal is not a must-win game despite his side already playing second fiddle to city rivals Manchester City in the title race.
The Red Devils sit in second position, eight points adrift of leaders Manchester City.
A win will see them put pressure on the Citizens who will host West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium 24 hours later.
“I play a game at a time. I play a game at a time and is the way to do it, is the way to do it,” Mourinho stated during his pre-match conference on Friday.
“Yesterday I was watching an interesting movie, Borg vs McEnroe, and Borg’s coach was telling him that all the time – ‘one point at a time, think about just one point’.
“I tell my players to just think about the game. It’s just the game, it’s Arsenal, we don’t think about how many points we are behind, it’s just Arsenal.
“It’s difficult enough for us to be focused on other things, so just focus on this.
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