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Man Utd v Chelsea: David Luiz wants Blues to add to United pain

The Premier League rivals clash at Old Trafford this afternoon.

DAVID LUIZ HAS warned Manchester United that his team are determined to add to their rivals’ misery when they clash in the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend.

United are still reeling from their agonising Champions League last 16 exit against Real Madrid on Tuesday and the fall-out from Alex Ferguson’s surprise decision to drop Wayne Rooney for the showdown with the Spanish giants.

Several reports claim Rooney could be sold in the close-season as Ferguson no longer trusts the England forward to keep himself in shape, prompting Luiz to admit he would love to increase United’s distress by knocking them out of the Cup at Old Trafford on Sunday.

“Sunday’s a big game. All the world wants to watch this game and Chelsea go to Manchester to win,” Luiz said.

Chelsea have little chance of catching United in the Premier League title race and winning the Cup for the fifth time in seven seasons would offer some solace for the holders and their beleaguered interim manager Rafael Benitez.

And, with Benitez in charge only until May, Brazil star Luiz believes it is imperative the players, dogged by reports of dressing room unrest, work together to salvage the campaign.

“This is the key for big clubs to win titles and win games,” said Luiz. “In Chelsea we have a strong team, strong changing room. All the players play together.

“It’s difficult sometimes when we’ve lost games. People speak a lot. But I think in Chelsea we have a great family, great players and the players to support this pressure.”

Things did not improve for Chelsea on Thursday, however, when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League.

Quarter-final fixtures

Today

  • Millwall v Blackburn (2pm)
  • Manchester United v Chelsea (430pm)

- © AFP, 2013

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