It's very unlucky. Mason Mount is normally very robust. He only had a small issue at the end of his Chelsea career but, apart from that, he always played. It is very bad luck. We have really missed him. Licha came to me. He wants to play on Sunday but he's not ready. He is desperate to play but he had three injuries across the season. He is almost there, injury free, but now he has to get back into team training. I will never gamble with a player. Never. It's about them and their futures. The safety and health of the player is high level.
On Monday, the fans were our example because they backed us. They see how we struggle and they see our problems. They have a very good understanding of all the injuries we have - but they keep backing the team. I am very pleased with them.
We always go in a game to win and not preparing for next game. Of course it [the cup final] is at the back of my mind but we want to put out a team that is competitive for Sunday and a team that is eager to win and produce the best team for Sunday to win that game.
Erik ten Hag
Manager on Manchester United...INJURY REPORT
It's very unlucky. Mason Mount is normally very robust. He only had a small issue at the end of his Chelsea career but, apart from that, he always played. It is very bad luck. We have really missed him. Licha came to me. He wants to play on Sunday but he's not ready. He is desperate to play but he had three injuries across the season. He is almost there, injury free, but now he has to get back into team training. I will never gamble with a player. Never. It's about them and their futures. The safety and health of the player is high level.
...LAST DEFEAT
On Monday, the fans were our example because they backed us. They see how we struggle and they see our problems. They have a very good understanding of all the injuries we have - but they keep backing the team. I am very pleased with them.
...WE WANT TO WIN
We always go in a game to win and not preparing for next game. Of course it [the cup final] is at the back of my mind but we want to put out a team that is competitive for Sunday and a team that is eager to win and produce the best team for Sunday to win that game.
Mikel Arteta
Manager on Arsenal...INJURY REPORT
We have a few doubts that tomorrow can resolve because we have another training session so we will have to wait and see. There are doubts over the names that you discussed.I will never gamble with a player. Never. It's about them and their futures. The safety and health of the player is high level.
...TEAM BONDING
The power of team bonding, nobody knows what it is but sometimes you get amazing results with it. I've been in teams that have struggled to win a game and go out for dinner or do an activity and start an unbelievable run, so I'm very positive that that's going to happen to Fulham! We’ve done a few, we've done trips. David Moyes used to take us around the US and it was one of the best I’ve ever had in my life.
...OPPONENT'S FORM
I don’t think about it, every game has a different context. We know the difficulty and the history when you look at what we’ve done over there, so we’re going to have to be at our best to earn the right to win the game.