"I was not aware of this statistic but it does prove that the club is going in the right direction," said the boss.
"You cannot sustain a statistic like this unless you have good players, so it is a great credit to the squad.
"If we win at Old Trafford it would be good for the statistics but the statistic which matters most is the points that you have in the league table. We want more than we have right now - this is the most important thing for us.
"We know that we can win against any team if we play to our capabilities, so this is what we must try to do.
"We had a very good result in the Champions League on Tuesday night and now we must take the belief from our performance against Real Madrid into this match with Manchester United."