José Mourinho insists that it is not over. If it was, he said after this arduous Manchester United victory, he would “go on holiday to Brazil or Los Angeles”. Antonio Conte and others have conceded that the Premier League title race is over, saying that Manchester City cannot be caught, but Mourinho cannot accept that. City may have different ideas — to be crowned champions in April, perhaps, with at least a couple of games to spare — but waving the white flag would be anathema to Mourinho. This might have been one of the most forgettable, most joyless evenings of his tenure at Old Trafford, with his players struggling to get their derby defeat by City out of…

Source: The Times December 13, 2017 22:18 UTC