Along with the decline in the league (except of course the same ninth against Southampton), Manchester United hope to return to the English Cup, when they meet West Ham tomorrow in the round of 16. Team coach Ola-Gunnar Solskjaer said ahead of the game: “Obviously a title is something we always aim for, and want to win every competition. A trophy, a Europa League and every Premier League game. It’s a test for us to go all the way. “I think the team is getting better. The next step in our development as a team is to go all the way.”
The Norwegian also referred to the injury of Paul Pogba, who was injured in the league game against Everton: “It is an injury that will take him a few weeks to recover from, he has just started recovery and is working with the medical staff to return as soon as possible. “You never want to be injured, especially now that Paul is really fit and enjoying football. For us, we need to score as many points and wins as possible, when we lose players.”
The Red Devils will meet the one who left them only recently on loan with hammers, and has already managed to score a debut goal in his new team. Soljiar said: “Jesse started very well at West Ham, and made a very good impression. He just needs to keep going, work hard and stay with his head on his shoulders and keep improving his game. We know how good he is.”
On the other hand, West Ham come in great shape, from sixth place in the league with one loss in their last 11 games in all competitions. Although the last time the Hammers met the Red Devils it ended badly for them, when after a goal by Tomasz Suczek, Pogba, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford set up a makeover and 1: 3.
