Raphael Varane believes that Manchester United have hope in winning the Premier League this season despite sitting in 4th position.
Manchester United defender Raphael Varane believes the Red Devils can win the Premier League ahead of League leaders Arsenal this season.
United came from behind to defeat their local rival Manchester City in the derby last week which moved them one points behind the Etihad side and 9 points behind the Gunners.
“Everything is possible,” Varane said. “We’ll just take it game by game. It’s a long way to go and it’s very difficult. The intensity of every game is incredible, the physical effort.
“It’s like the same intensity of a big Champions [League] game every game. The rhythm is very high. The players are very well prepared physically. We know how difficult it is. But we’re solid, we’re strong. We just need to use the quality players with the ball.”
United’s jump up the league table has come on the back of their impressive home form, which has seen Ten Hag’s team win seven of their nine league games at Old Trafford and beat Liverpool, Arsenal and neighbours City.
“It’s a stadium with a magnificent atmosphere, it’s amazing,” Varane added.
“At the end [against City] I felt a connection with the fans. We really want to win and to do that against a big rival, in our home. We live stronger with this. It was beautiful.”
United can enhance their title credentials this week when they travel to Crystal Palace on Wednesday followed by the crucial clash against Arsenal at the Emirates.
Two victories would extend their winning run and also put pressure on Mikel Arteta’s side, who opened up an eight-point lead at the top on Sunday with a 2-0 win over Tottenham.
“We have to look forward,” United midfielder Bruno Fernandes said. “We have to look forward to the next game because you can be closer, but if you don’t keep winning, it will go.
“Straight away, it’s Crystal Palace. It’s always tough to play there, we all know that. So our focus has to be straight on that.”
