Manchester United extended their winning run to nine matches across all competitions, which is their best run of form since February 2009. There are signs that they are finally getting their fear-factor back and they will be confident that their two-goal lead will be enough to get them through to the final. The result was never really in doubt and United’s game-management has improved massively under Jose Mourinho. There are shoots of recovery at Hull City and reasons for their supporters to be confident about the future under Marco Silva. Here are how the Manchester United players rated on Tuesday evening:
David de Gea – The Spaniard was recalled for the EFL Cup semi-final and kept another clean sheet. There is no doubting that the side’s defence is much more confident when they are playing ahead of De Gea and he did everything that was asked of him in this one. 6
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