Prior to this fixture, Manchester United will travel to Anfield for the first leg of their Europa League game against Liverpool on Thursday.
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The last thing I want for Manchester United is for them to be happy to win the FA Cup and come fourth in the Premier League.
As for Payet’s goal, Bilic said: “I said to myself, “It was a bit too far, De Gea is there, it has got to be special”, and make no mistake it was pure class of magic”.
Qualifying via a top-four finish in the Premier League also looks beyond United, who are sixth in the table, in their current form.
“It is still possible”.
‘I can not say how many weeks as you never know.
“You have to believe in anything”, Van Gaal said, looking to the second leg, “If we can create an atmosphere that Liverpool has done, then everything is possible”. “At Old Trafford, we (would) normally win our games”. Liverpool should be feared going into the next round, and yes I am tremendously confident we will get to the next round! “But I am still in three competitions – and a lot of colleagues can not say that at this stage of the season”.
Van Gaal’s men now turn their attention to Sunday’s FA Cup quarterfinal against an in-form West Ham – a match that Fellaini sees as being one of the most important of United’s campaign.
“Maybe we can score three goals. They will have more time to do that at Old Trafford”. You are very negative. “So you think that when you see [the Liverpool game] that we have played like that for all of the season?”
Klopp said he did think some of the official’s decisions were harsh but did not want to complain about his performance, although it did concern him of the impact going forward.
However, Manchester United seem to have taken a step back this season, even though the manager maintains that they still have three competitions to fight for. “We all have to do better at it”, he said.
“They need to get the players into the game”.
Denis Irwin is confident that Manchester United will be active in the summer transfer window, but is unsure whether his former club will spend heavily like they did in the last two years.
“We are absolutely focused on having two successful games, although the task is not easy and we are aware of that”.
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Antonio Valencia stepped up his return from injury after featuring for the United U21’s against Liverpool on Friday night, and could feature at Old Trafford.
