Former Manchester United great Eric Cantona has backed Jose Mourinhos squad to get back to challenging for top honours, three years since they last won the Premier League. Joe Pepitone Jersey . Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired after winning the league in 2013, Manchester United have finished seventh, fourth and fifth, their only major trophy during that time being last seasons FA Cup. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Its just the beginning. Manchester can still be champions. Jose Mourinho is a successful manager at a successful club which this year has successful players, the former French international said in an interview published Wednesday in Portuguese daily newspaper Publico. But this is an extremely difficult championship, full of great teams and great managers like (Manchester City coach) Pep Guardiola, he added. Cantona won four Premier League titles and two FA Cups under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United The club kicked off their league campaign this season with three straight wins under Mourinho, but slumped to back-to-back defeats against Manchester City and Watford.They are in sixth place in the English Premier League table with 12 points after seven matches. After the international break, Manchester United travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool on October 17, live on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports 1 HD.Cantona, 50, won four league titles with United prior to retiring in 1997 at the end of a colourful career in which he became a cult figure at Old Trafford. Also See: Liverpool and Uniteds mileage Nedved reveals United regret Is Herrera the answer for Utd? WATCH: Pogbas 35-yard stunner Albert Almora Jr. Jersey .ca. Hi Mr. Fraser, When I was watching the Heritage Classic in Vancouver there was a play midway through the third where Ottawa crashed the Canucks net and it came off its moorings. C. D. Pelham Jersey .Y. -- The Montreal Canadiens have had few reasons to celebrate this season as they have been mired near the basement of the Eastern Conference.NEW YORK -- Cam Talbot, subbing for resting Olympian Henrik Lundqvist, stopped 31 shots, and Derick Brassard and Rick Nash scored as the New York Rangers returned from the Sochi break with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Talbot got the nod after Lundqvist received extended work in Swedens run to the gold medal game in the Olympics. Talbot made the most of his opportunity,, getting his 11th career win in 18 NHL games -- all this season. Alec Mills Jersey. He was 11.6 seconds away from a shutout, but Peter Regin scored after goalie Corey Crawford was pulled. Patrick Kane nearly tied it seconds later, but Talbot stopped him with his pad. New York has won six of seven. Lundqvist is expected to play Saturday in Philadelphia when the Rangers start a back-to-back set. ' ' '