Rojo: League Table Can Quickly Change

Marcos Rojo admits Manchester United’s recent dropped Premier League points at home are a blow but is confident the team will soon get back into contention at the top of the table.

Heading into Sunday’s clash with West Ham United, the Reds are in sixth place, nine points behind leaders Chelsea, after being held by Stoke City, Burnley and Arsenal at Old Trafford in recent weeks.

And while Rojo shares the general feeling that United are playing well, as evidenced in Thursday's Europa League victory over Feyenoord, he accepts the team need to build on that and put a winning run together.

“We’ve deserved to win our last few games at home because we were the better team, but we didn’t come away with the wins, which was disappointing,” the Argentina international told MUTV before the Feyenoord clash.

“It’s an important game [against West Ham] to keep ourselves in the hunt. Winning would put us in a good position heading towards the Christmas period, where games come thick and fast – things can change a lot during that time. 

“It’s a very competitive league that changes constantly. We’re a bit of a distance away from the top but the team is in good shape and we’re playing well.”

Rojo could retain his place in defence alongside fit-again Phil Jones this weekend, with the Englishman having played in each of the Reds' last three games in all competitions.

“It’s good and I’m really happy for Phil after the injury he had,” Rojo added. “He was out for quite a while. To have him back and playing well makes me and the rest of the team very happy.”