Martial wants ‘lots of silverware’ with Manchester United

Ibrahimovic sparked fears after he was missing from the United squad that arrived at the Lowry Hotel ahead of their EFL Cup semi-final showdown with Hull tonight (8pm).

Hull’s new boss Marco Silva took charge of his first game at the weekend, where they beat fellow strugglers Swansea at home in the FA Cup.

Manager Jose Mourinho’s keenness to secure the first competitive silverware of the season would have influenced his team selection Tuesday night.

“We are going to face this Hull match with everything we have, with all the power we have”, said the Portuguese.

On the other side, Hull City are on a streak of their own as they’re winless in the last nine Premier League games, losing six of them.

Tottenham v Wycombe, Derby v Leicester, Oxford United v Newcastle/Birmingham, AFC Wimbledon/Sutton United v Leeds, Plymouth/Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southampton/Norwich v Arsenal, Lincoln/Ipswich v Brighton, Chelsea v Brentford, Manchester United v Wigan Athletic, Millwall v Watford, Rochdale v Huddersfield, Burnley/Sunderland v Fleetwood/Bristol City, Blackburn v Barnsley/Blackpool, Fulham v Hull. Luke Shaw is expected to make a long awaited comeback and the manager has indicated that fresher players would start in midweek including the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia, Paul Pogba who were all rested during the FA cup 3rd round fixture in the previous weekend.

“It is a tough, tough game for us for sure”, said Silva.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says Marco Silva is a talented young manager but admits he faces a hard task attempting to save Hull City from relegation. “Man United is the favourite but we will do our best to be in the final”, espn.in quoted Silva as saying. Most of the club’s defenders are carrying knocks including the central defensive pair of Michael Dawson and Curtis Davies, although both should feature.

Sunday’s game is a massive one, but the meeting with Hull is also highly significant.

Manchester United won the FA Cup under Louis van Gaal last season after a 2-1 extra-time victory over Crystal Palace at Wembley.

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