Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has insisted that there is no reason to feel embarrassed that Leicester City could win the Premier League title at Old Trafford on Sunday.
United are the all-time record holders with 20 top-flight successes, but Leicester will win the title for the first time in their history if they win tomorrow.
Asked whether Leicester's success should leave the usual title challengers embarrassed, Van Gaal told reporters: "No, it's sport."
Van Gaal's side are enjoying their best period of the season, winning six of their last seven matches and reaching the FA Cup final.
However, they are still outsiders to qualify for the Champions League, sitting five points behind Arsenal and Manchester City in the top four.
"We are still in the first five, last year we were in the first four, so the difference in points [to Leicester] is not bigger than with Chelsea I believe," the Dutchman added.
"The question for us is to qualify [for the Champions League]. Fourth position is okay, third position then we have reached our aim. But we have of course a final to play in the FA Cup, so we have pluses.
"We are more or less in the same position only last year we didn't play so many matches. We have played a lot of matches. I think only Manchester City has played one more and Liverpool probably."
Van Gaal's future past the end of the season is still unclear, but the latest reports suggest that there is no agreement between the club and former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
Pascal Lemesre
