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Man Utd boss Mourinho: We have zero injuries!

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says they go into their FA Cup clash with Reading carrying "zero injuries".

United also have an EFL Cup semi-final date with Hull City on Tuesday night before a key Premier League encounter against Liverpool on 15 January. Consequently, there will be changes to the line-up.

"There are zero injuries," the manager told MUTV. "Zero injuries! We have 27 players and zero injuries.

"During the season, we have never had big, big problems with that. We had the normal amount of injuries that happen all the time but, in this moment, we have zero. We have every player available apart from Bailly, who is in the African cup.

"Yes, we have to rest players. Some players, they need a little rest. Many players, they need to play. Many players deserve to play. I trust them all. I know that, if I change three or four players in the team, some people will say there is a risk. Some people will say we do that because it is a Championship team but Reading is better than some Premier League teams.

"The risk is only if we face the game with the wrong attitude, with the wrong frame of mind. If the players go into the game feeling the responsibility and the desire that they are showing match after match, then we have a good chance to win, even if we give some players a rest and some others a chance."

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