It’s cup final weekend – and thousands of Reds are preparing for yet another trip to Wembley.
United will face Claude Puel’s Southampton side in this season’s EFL Cup final on Sunday afternoon and it promises to be a good one.
Southampton reached the final by beating Liverpool, Arsenal, Sunderland and Crystal Palace – so will be no push-overs at the home of the English national team.
Here’s some team news ahead of the big match:
OUT: Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Juan Mata
The Armenian magician will unfortunately miss United’s first cup final since his arrival – and one he played a big part in securing. The ex-Dortmund man was forced off against St-Etienne on Wednesday with a hamstring problem and Jose Mourinho has ruled him out of Sunday’s match.
Mata didn’t travel with the United squad on Saturday
POSSIBLE: Phil Jones
Jones’ so-far excellent season was regrettably disrupted by injury once more – but the young Englishman is closing in on a return and could make the bench at Wembley.
BACK TO FITNESS: Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick
United’s captain and all-time top-scorer was absent against St-Etienne, but Jose has revealed that he has stepped up in training and is now available for selection again – and the gaffer revealed that he will play some part on Sunday.
Michael Carrick was substituted against St-Etienne in midweek with an injury, and Mourinho originally ruled that he would probably not be fit for the cup final, but a bit of good luck has seen that United’s metronome is fine for the clash with Southampton.
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