Be Really Focused, David de Gea Tells Manchester United Team-Mates

Record-breaker Wayne Rooney says he is not interested in leaving Manchester United – for the moment.

And if any of those Red Devils’ starlets are deemed to be too slow on the touchline, they will surely suffer a similar fate to another ancillary member of Mourinho’s staff who was sacked for wasting time while doing her job…

United enter this tie after a 1-1 draw against Stoke City.

“We had hard games [in earlier rounds] against Manchester City and West Ham – they were not easy matches but we have been really good in the cup and played very well, especially against City”.

“I think he has done a great job”, said Ferguson of the third manager to be tried by the club since the Scot’s retirement in 2013.

“I’m sure that Manchester United will not come to this game thinking it is already over”.

“David De Gea will be free and if he wants to go to Spain and enjoy two days, he has to go”. Then the next game I went to Mata and Mkhitaryan.

“I know it’s going to be hard”, said Mourinho, whose side are now sixth, four points off the Champions League places. Mourinho simply stated that the player “was not selected” when asked about the former Monaco star.

Mourinho’s current run of victories in this competition stands at 21 games, while the away side go into Thursday night’s clash on a 17-match unbeaten sequence which has transformed their campaign to some extent and injected real hope into short to medium-term expectations.

Marcos Rojo missed the draw against the Potters due to an illness, but he’s better now, and he returned to training on Monday.

To progress further in this season’s EFL Cup, Hull will need to overcome huge odds and ensure that they beat the Goliath that is Manchester United by more than two goals, as they lag behind United from the first leg by two goals to nil.

Mourinho, meanwhile, has confirmed that Luke Shaw is now fit and ready for selection following a lengthy wait for a first-team return following a recent hamstring injury. “But it’s a position where we have other options too”.

United head into the second leg of their semi-final tie with Hull City 2-0 up, but that has not stopped the Portuguese manager feeling tentative about his side’s chances.

Now no-one thinks that United will win the title this season but Mourinho actually treats this competition with more respect than most, and it clearly signals something for him as a installing a habit of winning titles.

“That game was a very interesting one”, Rashford said of the 1-0 triumph towards the start of the season.

“Of course, I’m committed to the club”, Rooney was quoted as saying by espnfc.com at the Football Writers’ Association Tribute evening in London on Sunday.

“In Wayne’s case, I have no idea. No, I can not comment”.