After a mediocre beginning to the 2014/15 Premier League season, Manchester United find themselves back in the title race.
Six victories on the trot has Louis van Gaal's men within eight points of league leaders Chelsea which has prompted midfielder Michael Carrick to suggest that United's renowned form in the second half of campaigns has them in with a genuine chance of producing a 21st premiership.
"I don't want to say we are going to win the league, but certainly at this point, it is what we are aiming to do," he told the Telegraph.
"We are not just looking to be happy for top three or top four.
"We want to be looking, over Christmas and into January, to be up there and then taking it from there. But winning the league has to be the aim.
"At this stage of the season, we are exactly where I think we should be and talking to the lads, we have that mentality that we want, and expect, to be challenging.
"It's not a case of thinking that third is great because we have improved. We are looking past that and want to be challenging right up at the top."
Third-placed United, who are up to 31 points from 16 matches, are away to 13th-placed Aston Villa in their next league fixture this Saturday.
