No-one could blame Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for trusting the depth of his Manchester squad at the moment.
A run of 13 games unbeaten stretching back to a 6-0 win over Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup in January was testament to United’s form and confidence coming into this quarter-final against Norwich City, whatever changes Solskjaer has made.
The United boss decided on another eight of them at Carrow Road yesterday, reverting to the cup side that won 3-0 at Derby County on the last round with the exception of Harry Maguire who was ill that night.