Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney insists there was never any panic during their slow start to the season.
They go to Anfield tomorrow top of the table and all but certain of qualification for the next stage of the Champions League.
Rooney told The Sun: "It's funny because as soon as we got beaten at Burnley, people came out saying 'we're not as good as last season, we won't win the title, we'll be lucky to finish in the top four' and all that.
"It was laughable, we'd only lost one game. But then they've done it the last three seasons when we've won the league - the next season they've been straight out saying Chelsea are the favourites. I think because of United's dominance over the last couple of decades, a lot of people like to see us lose. We just have to get on with it."
