Mourinho: We won't go 'crazy' in transfer market

The 'Red Devils' are currently in second place with 71 points, one point ahead of rivals Liverpool in third after their 3-0 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday, and could restore that gap to four if they secure a win over West Brom in Sunday's late kick-off.

However, they are some way off City in first - 16 points in fact after Pep Guardiola's side secured an important 3-1 victory over fourth-placed Tottenham at the weekend - who could even claim the title if United suffered a defeat at Old Trafford.

The lack of title challenge and the club's disappointing Champions League exit at the hands of Sevilla shows that Mourinho has plenty of work to do in Manchester to get them back to their league and European glory days. 

Although the Portuguese manager admits this, he has also denied that United will go on a massive spending spree in the summer to rectify the disparities. 

Mourinho told 'Sky Sports': "We are not going to spend more than we can. We are not going to do anything crazy. We are just trying to improve a little bit more. That's what we are going to try.

"Everybody will try to improve - like we did from last season. Last season we finished sixth and this season we are going to finish, hopefully, second.

He continued: "Next season, we are going to try to improve, but let's see what happens. Maybe also City will invest massively and they don't let the others close the gap to them, I don't know.

"But it is not about us and them, it is about us and them and Liverpool and Arsenal and Chelsea and Spurs. It is not City and United. It is about the six."