Bruno Fernandes has insisted Manchester United have defied expectations this season by being in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification.

The Red Devils currently sit in fourth place in the Premier League table, one point clear of Liverpool in fifth with a game in hand over their arch rivals.

Man Utd had held a much more commanding lead in the race to finish in the top four recently, but two league defeats on the bounce at the hands of Brighton and West Ham respectively have seen Liverpool close the gap heading into the final few games of the season.