R-James: The standings position cannot reflect Manchester United s strength. As a whole, we are constantly improving

reported on May 17 that after defeating Manchester United 1-0, Chelsea defender Rees James said in an interview that Manchester United did a good job in defense, which made the first half very difficult.

Rees James said: "It's a win we need, we have to give it all and take things into our hands. Manchester United's defense is doing well, which makes the first half very difficult. At the break we know that we need to show off, create some opportunities, and grasp it."

"When you need to win, but the opponents come here to make things difficult, it's tough. We need to ignore their place in the standings because it doesn't reflect their strength. I think we saw this today, they made the game hard, but we're very happy to win."

Regarding assisting Cucurella to score, Rees - James said: "I know I have the time and space and if I pass the ball to the right area, Cucurella will always come, so I'm glad we all contribute to the victory today. The final decision on the win is the goal, they don't have many opportunities."

"They have an offside goal, but other than that, they don't have much chance. As a team, we're getting stronger, and I think today we've proved that, as a whole, we're constantly improving. I'm glad that I know we got the results we want today, but now the game is over, we need to rest, recover, we know there are two important games left, we need to win all."