Jose Mourinho comes up with a fresh word to explain Manchester United's failings

Mourinho has overseen the worse start to a United season in the Premier League era and his side may head into Sunday’s game against Tottenham a massive 16 points behind leaders Chelsea, if the Blues beat West Browmich Albion in the early game on Sunday.

Mourinho previously claimed his team was the ‘unluckiest in the Premier League’, but now he has told Sky Sports that their lowly position is not justified.

“I find it unfair, I find that we should have much more points than we have because you look at the table and it looks like other teams are better than us which, in my opinion, is not true,” he stated.

“I am just a bit disappointed with that because I see teams in the Premier League and they are not comparable to us in terms of the quality of their game and they have much more points than us.

“So many draws that we deserve victories. If you could transform these draws into victories, we would be very close to the top of the league, in between the top three or top four so I find more unfair but there is only one way - keep working.”

Despite his optimistic words, Mourinho admitted his side’s results needed to improve rapidly and he admitted they have been tough for him to accept after a career that has generally seen him set records for all the right reasons.

“In terms of results I am used to different results,” he added. “I am used to a different kind of profile as a team, the team that scores one goal and doesn’t concede, the team that is very efficient and not in need of so much ball possession and control to have opportunities to score and score.

“I am very happy with the evolution of the team. I am very happy with the difference between the team I inherited and the team which is playing now and I keep saying the same: when you play very, very well you can expect good things to arrive so no frustration, just hope.”