Jose Mourinho press conference LIVE - Jose Mourinho confirms team news ahead of facing Crystal Palace

Mourinho spoke to the media at United’s Carrington training ground on Friday

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Jose Mourinho issued the latest Manchester United team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League resumption against Crystal Palace, with good news for a number of their key players.

United welcome Roy Hodgson's side to Old Trafford, a fortnight on from their 3-1 derby defeat by Manchester City at the Etihad. The defeat ended United's three-match winning run in all competitions, after victories over Everton, Bournemouth and Juventus. However, they will go into the match with both Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba fit and available, while Romelu Lukaku and Marouane Fellaini also looking likely to feature.

Mourinho also insisted that he still believes United will finish inside the top four come the end of the season, even though his side currently sit eighth in the Premier League table, 12 points behind pace-setters City, after a difficult start to the campaign, and seven points off fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.But there was a frosty start to his press conference as he refused to discuss quotes that have been attributed to him regarding the "maturity" of some of his younger players in Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Jesse Lingard and Martial. Read exactly what Mourinho had to say below...

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Key Points

• Mourinho confirms Anthony Martial, Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba fit to face Crystal Palace
• United boss refuses to respond to claims he criticised his players' maturity
• He still believes United will finish inside the top four this season

[23 November 2018 13:51 · Mark Critchley]

On the top four being out of reach?

"I know. I know it's a big gap but I also know until the end of December if I'm not wrong we have eight Premier League matches to play, we are speaking about 24 points, 24 points for us to fight for the other ones in the top four to fight too but I believe we are going to be there."

[23 November 2018 13:54 · Mark Critchley]

On Chris Smalling's condition?

"I don't know, honestly, I don't know."

[23 November 2018 13:57 · Mark Critchley]

And like that, Mourinho disappears.

[23 November 2018 14:00 · Mark Critchley]

Let's recap what the Manchester United manager said - and more importantly what he didn't:

• Martial, Lukaku, Fellaini and Pogba all fit to face Crystal Palace on Saturday
• Smalling remains a doubt as Mourinho doesn't know his condition
• Mourinho refuses to answer questions about his players' maturity
• Still believes United WILL finish inside the top four