Marcus Rashford is hoping to avenge Manchester United’s Stamford Bridge humiliation when they face Chelsea in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
Jose Mourinho’s return to his old stomping ground in October resulted in a humbling 4-0 defeat.
Mourinho’s side now have a chance to exact revenge in the FA Cup after Sunday’s quarterfinal draw pitted them against Antonio Conte’s runaway Premier League leaders.
“At this stage of the competition you’re going to be facing a good team no matter where you go,” Rashford told MUTV.
“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.”
Asked if United owed Chelsea one for October, Rashford added: “Yeah, definitely. They’ve got one over us.”
United called Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic from the bench in their fifth-round tie against Blackburn on Sunday, and the duo combined to score the winning goal.
Rashford hailed their impact and said they provided the bit of quality United had missed.
“I think that was the kind of missing bits that we needed in the game,” Rashford said. “We had it throughout the game but not in big spurts, so I think we needed them two to come on.
“Everyone knows they are quality players and they did what their team needed to do.
“I mean, [Ibrahimovic] made it look easy but the finish, when you’re in the situation, is difficult to take.
“You know, he is experienced and he has been in the position many, many times and he’s finished it easily.”
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