Speaking at his press conference to preview the game, head coach Michael Carrick suggested there are no fresh issues arising from last weekend’s 2-0 derby win over Manchester City.
“I’m not going to tell you the team first off [laughs],” he began. “No, everyone came through the game really well actually. I can’t tell you anything, apart from the obvious.”
In a separate interview with MUTV, he added: “The boys are in a really good place, off the back of last week. They’re training really well, so I can see how much they’re in it and focused and feed off the energy.
“The boys came through it really well [last weekend]. It was big, there’s no getting away from it, an emotional day, physically and mentally, and a big lift.
“In terms of the levels, it was huge but the boys came through it really well. They had a day or two to rest but trained really hard and well for a couple of days, and freshed up for the game, so we’re in a good place.
“We’re looking forward to a real challenge, one for us we’re going down to face head on.”
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