MCTOMINAY AND WAN-BISSAKA TARGET FIRST TROPHY

Two of the mainstays in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reshaped Manchester United side have set their sights on making the Emirates FA Cup their maiden silverware with the club.

Midfield powerhouse Scott McTominay, fresh from agreeing a new Reds contract, and right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, whose first signing anniversary falls on Monday, were speaking to club media this week in the build-up to Saturday evening's quarter-final clash with Norwich City.

“It’s a chance to pick up a trophy and the coaching staff have reiterated that to us throughout the meetings and the calls [during lockdown],” revealed McTominay.

“Every competition that we go into, we want to win. If we don’t, then we might as well not turn up.”

Should the pair help Solskjaer's men to progress through this tie and ultimately lift the trophy after the semi-final and final at Wembley, they would join the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo (2004), Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard (both 2016) who broke their United honours duck by winning the FA Cup.

“I’m really hungry [for trophies],” said Wan-Bissaka. “We can see the finish line and it's getting closer and closer, which shows how far we’ve come in this competition.

“The closer you get, the hungrier you get to win it. But it’s best to take it game by game to reach the final.”

McTominay scored United's 2,000th goal in Premier League history when the Reds last went to Carrow Road, winning 3-1 there in late October, and Norwich were also defeated, 4-0, when they came to Old Trafford for the return game in January.

Wan-Bissaka, who played a full 90 minutes in both matches, said: “Because those last two results against them were positive, it helps our confidence. I think we can go into this game with a positive mindset.”

As for the personal milestone of completing his first year with United, the June 2019 signing from Crystal Palace reflected: “I think it’s gone quite quickly, I knew it was soon, but I didn’t realise it was this weekend. It’s a good feeling.

“I'm settled and happy here,” added Aaron. “I feel like I’ve improved, that’s the reason I came here, and I think that’s happened but I think there’s still more to go.”