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Ander Herrera: Man Utd star fires warning ahead of Arsenal FA Cup showdown
ANDER HERRERA has warned Arsenal that Manchester United will go into their FA Cup clash with no fear.
United face the Gunners at the Emirates this evening in the fourth round of the tournament.
The Red Devils go into the match riding a seven-game win streak, during which they’ve narrowed the gap between themselves and fourth-placed Chelsea to three points.
Recent results have given Herrera and his team-mates have a renewed sense of confidence and left them feeling like they can beat anyone.
“It’s a game between the most successful clubs in this competition, so it’s going to be exciting,” the Spaniard said of the match during an interview with told MUTV.
“It’s a new challenge for us. We are in a very good moment, in a very good run of results, but Arsenal is a new challenge.
“They come from that victory against Chelsea, so they will be full of confidence as well, but I think we are in a good moment.
“We don’t fear anyone. I think we have the qualities in the squad to beat any team and we go there without fear.
“Everyone wants to beat Manchester United, but that’s something that we are used to coping with.”
We don’t fear anyone
United are currently level on points with fifth-placed Arsenal but trail them on goal difference.
A prolonged cup run could have a detrimental effect on their attempt to overtake the Gunners, who go into tonight’s match on the back of a 2-0 win over Chelsea.
Herrera is well aware of that but insists there’s ‘no chance’ United will give up on the competition to focus on the league.
“Of course, the Premier League is the main objective for everyone,” Herrera said.
“But it’s really nice to win a trophy and I think Manchester United always fight for titles and for trophies.
“We are not going to throw this competition away - no chance.
“We have a lot of expectations, we are out of the League Cup, so the FA Cup is the only English competition, apart from the Premier League, that we are involved in, so we go with everything.
“We still think our main objective is the league, of course, but Manchester United is about trophies, it is about titles, so we are not going to throw it away.”