Manchester United will look to book their place at Wembley when they take on Chelsea in the quarter finals of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge on Monday evening.
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“Last season, I think we were all guilty after winning the Premier League and the League Cup, we were all guilty in the second season (of switching off)”.
Conte added: “We are working to try to find the right solution for the whole team, not only for Paul Pogba or for only one player”.
When Chelsea last played Man United back in October, the London club were still adjusting to manager Antonio Conte’s all-new 3-4-3 tactical set-up.
Earlier in the season, Mourinho’s Manchester United lost 4-0 to Chelsea in the Premier League.
United have a chance of doing a cup treble of the EFL Cup, FA Cup and the Europa League, but Carrick warned his teammates not to get ahead of themselves.
In the middle of a European tie, following the 2-0 success over Inter Milan in the Champions League, some wondered if that would be deemed a priority over the FA Cup but United produced a scintillating counter-attacking display with a Dwight Yorke double accounting for the Londoners. The mind games, they’re unusual, no?
Chelsea’s website has become somewhat infamous in recent years for dubious levels of objectivity during match previews and reports. His physicality offers United an option none of his possible replacements at centre-forward can match. Now, there will be no replays after a draw. Four of the six previous encounters between these teams ended in stalemate, before this campaign.
Chelsea sit 10 points clear with 11 games to go, and plans are already underway for his and the team’s future.
A week after Mourinho’s comments Ibrahimovic, presumably frustrated by a combination of United’s failure to finish off Bournemouth and Tyrone Mings treading on his skull, planted his elbow into the face of the defender and earned himself a three-match ban.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan made his return from injury on Thursday night and the Armenian worldwide scored the opening goal before being replaced by Anthony Martial in the 67th minute.
For nearly 150 years, the FA Cup has been England’s most romantic and competitive club competition.
Speaking exclusively to Omnisport, United great Neville said: “It comes down to what Mourinho prioritises”.
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“That’s what is most important, to prepare the team in the right way, with good organisation”.
