"The title doesn't feel that close for us, but there is great confidence in the way the team is playing and that's always great at this time of the year," the United boss said after Saturday evening's game at Old Trafford.
"The players reached a peak last week and we continued that today.
"They realise now it's a race to the line, we need consistency and real focus and we showed fantastic energy, which is a very pleasing aspect considering some of them have been away for internationals."