Antonio Conte speaks out about title race and reveals wish ahead of Crystal Palace game

ANTONIO CONTE is refusing to rule Manchester United out of the Premier League title race.

By Alex Harris

Antonio Conte has been speaking out about the Premier League title race

The Red Devils are sixth in the table and Jose Mourinho finds himself 13 points behind former club Chelsea.

Conte's side have a six-point lead at the top of the table following last night's 1-0 win over Sunderland.

They face Crystal Palace on Saturday hoping to make it 11 wins in a row and Conte is praying that his players recover in time to put in a good showing at Selhurst Park.

He said: “I am pleased for my players because they deserve this for their commitment and work-rate every day, in every training session, during the game.

“Now for sure we have to continue. In three days on Saturday, we will have another tough game against Crystal Palace.

Manchester United are 13 points behind Chelsea

“I hope we recover very well after this battle to try to arrive at Christmas in an incredible position in the table.

“I prefer not to look at the table, I prefer this for me, for my players because we are doing something important until now, but the league didn’t finish today.

Antonio Conte hopes his players recover ahead of their trip to Crystal Palace

“We are on top of the table, but there are still three games to end the first part of the season and then 19 games.

“This league is very tough and I think until the end, it will be a big battle between six teams.”

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