Manchester United (Red Devils) | Special Thread

Manchester United (Red Devils) | Special Thread

Manchester United legend Scholes admitted that he is excited about his former club’s current form.
“Manchester United of the past six weeks have looked like the Manchester United of old. They want to score goals and they’re playing with purpose and creating chances all the time. It’s difficult to play against,” Scholes told BT Sport.
Manchester United are in sixth place in the Premier League table and two points behind fourth-placed Manchester City

Uyu jamaa sijamsikia mda mrefu sana.
 
Rooney opened the scoring in the third round tie at Old Trafford with his 249th United goal – pulling him level with the legendary Sir Bobby



But fans seemed to be more bothered by another outstanding display from ‘midfield maestro’ Michael Carrick , who proved his importance to Jose Mourinho’s side once again.
The 35-year-old was at the heart of the Reds Devils’ every move and provided a sublime assist for Marcus Rashford’s first of two second-half goals, as United saw off the Royals with ease.
 
Mourinho fearful over Rojo injury
7 January 2017

Manchester United will face an anxious wait over Marcos Rojo after manager Jose Mourinho admitted he was concerned about a muscle injury sustained by the centre-back against Reading.
The Argentina international was replaced by Phil Jones after only 19 minutes of Saturday's 4-0 FA Cup win at Old Trafford, although he was able to walk down the tunnel.
WIth Rojo having enjoyed fine form at the heart of the United defence in the last two months and with Eric Bailly leaving for the Africa Cup of Nations, Mourinho has conceded that he is a little worried.
"I don't know. I have to wait a bit," he told BT Sport when asked about Rojo's condition.
"A muscle is a muscle and we are a little bit afraid of it. Without Eric Bailly, it is more important.
"It would be so important for us to keep our central defenders fit for the month of January. But I prefer to wait. Chris Smalling and Phil Jones did a very good job for us."
Rojo, who has made 22 appearances in all competitions this season, is at least a doubt for United's EFL Cup semi-final first leg against Hull City and the Premier League clash with Liverpool next week.
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MOURINHO REVEALS EARLY TEAM NEWS FOR HULL


Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has revealed he will bring back some of his big guns for the visit of Hull City in the EFL Cup semi-final first leg at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

The manager will freshen things up again following the 4-0 win over Reading in the FA Cup and confirmed Antonio Valencia, Ander Herrera, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are all set to start against the Tigers, with Liverpool or Southampton awaiting the victors in next month's final.

"I play with the players that didn't play today," said Mourinho after Saturday's cup win. "I played with fresh players and I don't want to say anything about first choice or second choice but we played with fresh players, the players who didn't play against West Ham.

"In the next match against Hull City we are going to play again with fresh players. So it's easy to know our team - Zlatan, Pogba, Herrera, Valencia. The guys that didn't play today."

Of course, the boss is aware of the importance of next weekend's Premier League encounter with Liverpool but remains hungry to win every piece of silverware available.

"Hull face a semi-final, also a big occasion for them, and I don't know maybe for them, it's more important the match they have to play three or four days later in the Premier League [against Bournemouth]," he added.

"We play against Liverpool, a big match for us, but we want to be in the final. So we are going to face this Hull match with everything we have, all the power we have, as we know it's two legs but the second leg is away. If we can do something in the first leg that gives us the advantage, so we will try to do that."

Marcos Rojo could be a doubt for Tuesday's tie after being withdrawn due to an injury in the first half of the win over Reading.
 
Man Utd have won eight consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since September 2009. [opta]

-RS
 
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