The Red Devils boss has got his sights set on getting inside the top four before there is any mention of the title.
United sit eighth in the league, five points behind fourth-placed Arsenal and nine off leaders Manchester City.Mourinho said: “When you are outside the top four I don't think you should speak about title, when you are top four you can look up, see the distance, look to the fixtures, to the calendar, you can look to the situation at the moment, injuries, suspension, form and then you can feel it.
“But in this moment we are outside top four so the point is now to get the points we need to try and be in the end of December in a better position than we are in now, at this moment.”
Mourinho says the mood is good as they travel to Bournemouth for tomorrow’s lunchtime kick-off after an upturn in results and performances in the Premier League.
Since the disappointing 3-1 defeat away to West Ham at the end of September they have taken seven points from the last nine.
The comeback win over Newcastle was followed by a creditable performance away to Chelsea, succumbing only to a 96th-minute equaliser.
They then put in possibly their best display of the season last time out in beating Everton 2-1.
United boss Mourinho said: “The mood is fine, our last couple of weeks was positive.
“Let's say second half against Newcastle then the match against Chelsea.
“Against Juventus was really hard and the team fought hard, so was not, apart from the result, a negative performance.
“Then another positive, and in some moments very positive, game against Everton.
“So the mood is positive, is fine.”
United players were snapped arriving at Carrington as Chris Smalling stole the show by arriving with his wife Sam Cooke and the couple's dog.
Mourinho revealed Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard are both fit for the trip to the south coast.
They take on a Bournemouth side flying high in their this their fourth straight season in the top flight.
The Cherries are on a run of three wins and a draw from their last four as they stand two places and three points above United in sixth.
Mourinho said: “You know their story is a story that doesn't surprise really because after the promotion was the season to stay as a Premier League team.
“Then stability and now they want more stability and they are fighting for the Europa League positions.
“But fantastic work, great stability, same manager and players basically, clinical scouting work, clinical decisions about who to buy and when to buy.”
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