The Red Devils were reeling after their 3-0 defeat by Sevilla in the Europa League on Thursday. They go into their FA Cup date with Albion missing defenders Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire. But they pride themselves on responding to setbacks this season and expect a big reaction against the Seagulls.
Christian Eriksen said: “We had a few of the bigger setbacks this season but in the end, we can see where we are. I mean, we were in a quarter-final in the Europa League after everything else and now in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. So we can still be proud of where we are but obviously we want to achieve more. Sunday’s now where we can prove our point.”
Asked if playing such a huge game is the best thing to get over Thursday’s humbling,
Christian Eriksen said: “Yeah, I think so. I mean, it’s definitely going to change our feelings towards the next game. Whoever we’re going to play after this, we want to show that we’re better than what we did today, want to give something back to the fans, and to the club. It’s a big disappointment but there’s a new focus in three days’ time, and that’s another very big game so I’m sure we’ll be up for that as well.”
United’s hammering in Spain ranks alongside the 4-0 defeat at Brentford and 7-0 hammering at Liverpool as lowpoints of the campaign.
