Manchester United go in search of another cup triumph after claiming their first trophy in six years.
United welcome West Ham to Old Trafford for a FA Cup clash with West Ham United. This after Sunday’s Wembley win which saw them celebrate their first trophy in six years.
United will be confident having beaten the Hammers 1-0 in both of their previous encounters. A clean sheet in the Cup final win and the likes of David de Gea, Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane all in good form bodes well.
Erik ten Hag gave his players little time to celebrate ahead of this fifth-round tie.
“Of course, yesterday the players were still enthusiastic and they had to celebrate this momentum,” Ten Hag told reporters ahead of Wednesday’s fifth-round Cup tie against West Ham.
“But yesterday, after we settled down, we get back to work. What we had to do was recovery and the ones who played less (in the final) did a good training session.
“Nothing beyond, eh? Get back to work!”
Ten Hag, who joined United from Ajax Amsterdam last year, had been under pressure when they lost their first two games of the season but the Dutchman said the key was not to panic.
“I know from experience of previous jobs it takes time before you get into a way of playing, before you get into the rules of principles,” he said.
“The right results weren’t there at the start of the season. I didn’t panic because it was part of the process. You find out a lot in those weeks – when you lose it’s not nice, you hate to lose but you also get some good lessons.”
United will again be without Anthony Martial who remains sidelined with a hip injury. The French forward has made only 14 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring six times.
Luke Shaw and Fred are also doubtful while midfielders Donny van de Beek (knee) and Christian Eriksen (ankle) are long-term absentees.
Ten Hag said they would not be distracted by their Premier League clash at Liverpool on Sunday.