Manchester United’s English striker Marcus Rashford . /
AFP PHOTO / Lindsey PARNABY
Marcus Rashford insists Manchester United will
be on a revenge mission when they face
Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals at
Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho’s side suffered an embarrassing
4-0 defeat against the Premier League leaders
in west London in October.
It was a chastening afternoon for former
Chelsea boss Mourinho on his first return to
the Bridge since being sacked at the end of his
second spell with the Blues.
Chelsea fans rubbed salted into their old idol’s
wounds by chanting “You’re not special any
more” at the manager who once dubbed
himself ‘the special one’.
Now United have a chance to make amends in
the FA Cup after Sunday’s draw pitted them
against Antonio Conte’s runaway leaders.
Asked if United owed Chelsea one, Rashford
said: “Yeah, definitely. They’ve got one over
us.”
Rashford scored United’s first half equaliser as
they moved into the last eight of the FA Cup
with a 2-1 win at second tier Blackburn on
Sunday.
And the young England striker sees no reason
why United can’t avenge that October defeat at
Chelsea despite their opponents’ fine form this
season.
“I mean, at this stage of the competition you’re
going to be facing a good team no matter where
you go,” Rashford said.
“I think we’ve just got to take it game by game.
We’re on a good run of form and so are they,
so I think it’ll be a good game.
“But we’ll go there confident and to win the
game.”
